Belarus vs Japan: Infant mortality rate
Belarus
0.1802 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Japan
0.1817 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belarus rank
197th
Japan rank
196th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Belarus
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1817 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1802 deaths per 100 live births in Belarus, a difference of 0.0015 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 197th and Japan ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9716 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.493 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1970s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7396 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5804 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8657 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1990s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4105 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7879 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.7062 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2814 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4248 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.3248 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2074 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1174 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.2002 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1786 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0216 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Belarus or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.1817 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1802 deaths per 100 live births in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Belarus and Japan?
- 0.0015 deaths per 100 live births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Belarus ranks 197th and Japan 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .