Japan vs Norway: Child mortality around the world
Japan
0.2268
in 2023
Norway
0.236
in 2023
Japan rank
222nd
Norway rank
219th
Child mortality around the world over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.236 against 0.2268 in Japan, a difference of 0.0092.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 222nd and Norway ranks 219th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3 | 2.71 | 3.59 | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.73 | 1.97 | 0.7585 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.38 | 1.32 | 0.0637 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.7859 | 0.9916 | 0.2056 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.5672 | 0.6223 | 0.0552 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.3823 | 0.4126 | 0.0303 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2857 | 0.2824 | 0.0032 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2292 | 0.2229 | 0.0063 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality around the world, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.236 against 0.2268 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality around the world between Japan and Norway?
- 0.0092, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for child mortality around the world?
- Japan ranks 222nd and Norway ranks 219th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality around the world. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.