What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Japan and Montenegro?

0.0003 deaths per 100 live births, with Montenegro ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Montenegro?

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

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.

Japan vs Montenegro: Child mortality by sex

Japan

0.2526 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Montenegro

0.2529 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Japan rank

195th

Montenegro rank

194th

Child mortality by sex over time

Japan
Montenegro

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 0.2529 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2526 deaths per 100 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 195th and Montenegro ranks 194th of 199 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.7718 deaths per 100 live births	2.32 deaths per 100 live births	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	Montenegro
1990s	0.6152 deaths per 100 live births	1.62 deaths per 100 live births	1 deaths per 100 live births	Montenegro
2000s	0.4113 deaths per 100 live births	1.16 deaths per 100 live births	0.75 deaths per 100 live births	Montenegro
2010s	0.2978 deaths per 100 live births	0.4845 deaths per 100 live births	0.1867 deaths per 100 live births	Montenegro
2020s	0.2499 deaths per 100 live births	0.2804 deaths per 100 live births	0.0305 deaths per 100 live births	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Japan or Montenegro?: Montenegro, at 0.2529 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2526 deaths per 100 live births in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Japan and Montenegro?: 0.0003 deaths per 100 live births, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Montenegro?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Japan and Montenegro rank globally for child mortality by sex?: Japan ranks 195th and Montenegro ranks 194th 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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Indicator: Child mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .