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

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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

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.