Belarus vs Japan: Mortality rate, infant

Belarus
1.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Japan
1.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Belarus rank
193rd
Japan rank
193rd

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Belarus
  • Japan
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1.8 per 1,000 live births against 1.8 per 1,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 193rd and Japan ranks 193rd of 197 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 25.94 per 1,000 live births 20.99 per 1,000 live births 4.95 per 1,000 live births Belarus
1970s 17.83 per 1,000 live births 10.41 per 1,000 live births 7.42 per 1,000 live births Belarus
1980s 14.47 per 1,000 live births 5.81 per 1,000 live births 8.66 per 1,000 live births Belarus
1990s 11.97 per 1,000 live births 4.11 per 1,000 live births 7.86 per 1,000 live births Belarus
2000s 7.07 per 1,000 live births 2.81 per 1,000 live births 4.26 per 1,000 live births Belarus
2010s 3.24 per 1,000 live births 2.08 per 1,000 live births 1.16 per 1,000 live births Belarus
2020s 2 per 1,000 live births 1.8 per 1,000 live births 0.2 per 1,000 live births Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Belarus or Japan?
Belarus, at 1.8 per 1,000 live births against 1.8 per 1,000 live births in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Belarus and Japan?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Japan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Belarus ranks 193rd and Japan ranks 193rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.