Japan vs Tunisia: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Japan
1,761 deaths
in 2023
Tunisia
1,826 deaths
in 2023
Japan rank
98th
Tunisia rank
97th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Japan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1,826 deaths against 1,761 deaths in Japan, a difference of 65 deaths.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 98th and Tunisia ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 130,790 deaths | 52,304 deaths | 78,486 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 47,004 deaths | 48,001 deaths | 996.8 deaths | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 27,211 deaths | 30,486 deaths | 3,276 deaths | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 11,465 deaths | 17,116 deaths | 5,651 deaths | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 6,742 deaths | 8,670 deaths | 1,928 deaths | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 4,340 deaths | 3,967 deaths | 372.8 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,873 deaths | 3,617 deaths | 744.1 deaths | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 1,880 deaths | 2,146 deaths | 266.5 deaths | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Japan or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1,826 deaths against 1,761 deaths in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Japan and Tunisia?
- 65 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Japan ranks 98th and Tunisia ranks 97th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.