Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Japan or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 659 deaths against 651 deaths in Japan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Japan and Timor-Leste?

8 deaths, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

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.

Japan vs Timor-Leste: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Japan

651 deaths

in 2024

Timor-Leste

659 deaths

in 2024

Japan rank

108th

Timor-Leste rank

106th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Japan
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 659 deaths against 651 deaths in Japan, a difference of 8 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 108th and Timor-Leste ranks 106th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,497 deaths	1,923 deaths	1,574 deaths	Japan
1990s	2,594 deaths	1,790 deaths	804.7 deaths	Japan
2000s	1,658 deaths	1,103 deaths	554.5 deaths	Japan
2010s	946.8 deaths	830.6 deaths	116.2 deaths	Japan
2020s	663.6 deaths	689.2 deaths	25.6 deaths	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Japan or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 659 deaths against 651 deaths in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Japan and Timor-Leste?: 8 deaths, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Japan and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Japan ranks 108th and Timor-Leste ranks 106th 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .