Estonia vs Japan: Mortality rate, infant

Estonia
1.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Japan
1.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Estonia rank
196th
Japan rank
193rd

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Estonia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.8 per 1,000 live births against 1.5 per 1,000 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Estonia ranks 196th and Japan ranks 193rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 22.7 per 1,000 live births 20.99 per 1,000 live births 1.71 per 1,000 live births Estonia
1970s 17.35 per 1,000 live births 10.41 per 1,000 live births 6.94 per 1,000 live births Estonia
1980s 15.45 per 1,000 live births 5.81 per 1,000 live births 9.64 per 1,000 live births Estonia
1990s 12.3 per 1,000 live births 4.11 per 1,000 live births 8.19 per 1,000 live births Estonia
2000s 6.08 per 1,000 live births 2.81 per 1,000 live births 3.27 per 1,000 live births Estonia
2010s 2.61 per 1,000 live births 2.08 per 1,000 live births 0.53 per 1,000 live births Estonia
2020s 1.68 per 1,000 live births 1.8 per 1,000 live births 0.12 per 1,000 live births Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Estonia or Japan?
Japan, at 1.8 per 1,000 live births against 1.5 per 1,000 live births in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Estonia and Japan?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Estonia ranks 196th 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.