Japan vs Romania: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Japan
651 deaths
in 2024
Romania
656 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
108th
Romania rank
107th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 656 deaths against 651 deaths in Japan, a difference of 5 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Japan ranks 108th and Romania ranks 107th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,594 deaths | 3,393 deaths | 799.1 deaths | Romania |
| 2000s | 1,658 deaths | 1,885 deaths | 227.3 deaths | Romania |
| 2010s | 946.8 deaths | 903.2 deaths | 43.6 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 663.6 deaths | 607.4 deaths | 56.2 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at 656 deaths against 651 deaths in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Japan and Romania?
- 5 deaths, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Japan ranks 108th and Romania ranks 107th 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. 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 children aged less than 28 days .