Ecuador vs Japan: Number of child deaths by age
Ecuador
544 deaths
in 2024
Japan
500 deaths
in 2024
Ecuador rank
79th
Japan rank
82nd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Ecuador
- Japan
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 544 deaths against 500 deaths in Japan, a difference of 44 deaths.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 79th and Japan ranks 82nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,254 deaths | 10,497 deaths | 2,244 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 7,091 deaths | 6,621 deaths | 469.6 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 4,543 deaths | 3,245 deaths | 1,298 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2,588 deaths | 1,884 deaths | 703.4 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1,374 deaths | 1,197 deaths | 177.2 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 809 deaths | 802.7 deaths | 6.3 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 581.8 deaths | 537.2 deaths | 44.6 deaths | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Ecuador or Japan?
- Ecuador, at 544 deaths against 500 deaths in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Ecuador and Japan?
- 44 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Japan rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Ecuador ranks 79th and Japan ranks 82nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .