Estonia vs Japan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Estonia
0.0035 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Japan
0.0038 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Estonia rank
197th
Japan rank
195th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman in Estonia, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
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 197th and Japan ranks 195th of 200 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 | 0.0748 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0942 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.0543 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0454 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0274 under-five deaths per woman | 0.018 under-five deaths per woman | Estonia |
| 1980s | 0.0421 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0134 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0287 under-five deaths per woman | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.0238 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0156 under-five deaths per woman | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.0113 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman | 0.004 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0015 under-five deaths per woman | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.0037 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Estonia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Estonia and Japan?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Estonia ranks 197th and Japan ranks 195th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).