Estonia vs Japan: Child mortality by sex
Estonia
0.2217 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Japan
0.2526 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Estonia rank
198th
Japan rank
195th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2526 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2217 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.0309 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Japan ahead.
Estonia ranks 198th and Japan ranks 195th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5785 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1021 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1970s | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.915 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1980s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8661 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6152 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.8512 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4113 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4399 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.3724 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2978 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0747 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.2426 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2499 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0073 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Estonia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2526 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2217 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Estonia and Japan?
- 0.0309 deaths per 100 live births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Estonia ranks 198th and Japan ranks 195th 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 Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .