Japan vs Ukraine: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Japan
1,761 deaths
in 2023
Ukraine
1,530 deaths
in 2023
Japan rank
98th
Ukraine rank
101st
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Japan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,761 deaths against 1,530 deaths in Ukraine, a difference of 231 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 98th and Ukraine ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 130,790 deaths | 63,520 deaths | 67,270 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 47,004 deaths | 21,997 deaths | 25,007 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 27,211 deaths | 17,215 deaths | 9,996 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 11,465 deaths | 15,427 deaths | 3,962 deaths | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 6,742 deaths | 9,763 deaths | 3,021 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 4,340 deaths | 5,803 deaths | 1,463 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 2,873 deaths | 4,328 deaths | 1,455 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 1,880 deaths | 2,065 deaths | 185.25 deaths | Ukraine |
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 Ukraine?
- Japan, at 1,761 deaths against 1,530 deaths in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Japan and Ukraine?
- 231 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Japan ranks 98th and Ukraine ranks 101st 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.