Estonia vs Japan: Infant mortality by sex
Estonia
0.1678 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Japan
0.1882 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Estonia rank
198th
Japan rank
197th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1882 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1678 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.0204 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 197th 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 | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1026 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2254 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1970s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.797 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6334 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4426 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9433 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.6734 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2993 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3741 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.288 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2166 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0714 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.1842 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1856 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0015 deaths per 100 live births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Estonia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.1882 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1678 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Estonia and Japan?
- 0.0204 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Estonia ranks 198th and Japan ranks 197th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .