Japan vs Slovenia: Infant mortality by sex
Japan
0.1882 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Slovenia
0.1983 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Japan rank
197th
Slovenia rank
196th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Japan
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 0.1983 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1882 deaths per 100 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.0101 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Slovenia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 197th and Slovenia ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6129 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7592 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 0.4426 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7219 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2792 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 0.2993 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0895 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 0.2166 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2388 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0222 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 0.1856 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2031 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0175 deaths per 100 live births | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Japan or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 0.1983 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1882 deaths per 100 live births in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Japan and Slovenia?
- 0.0101 deaths per 100 live births, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovenia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Slovenia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Japan ranks 197th and Slovenia ranks 196th 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 .