What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Estonia and Japan?

0.0078 deaths per 100 live births, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?

37 years are reported by both, from 1988 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Japan: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)

Estonia

0.0946 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Japan

0.0868 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Estonia rank

195th

Japan rank

196th

Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time

Estonia
Japan

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births against 0.0868 deaths per 100 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.0078 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 195th and Japan ranks 196th of 199 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.03 deaths per 100 live births	0.2701 deaths per 100 live births	0.7589 deaths per 100 live births	Estonia
1990s	0.8342 deaths per 100 live births	0.2193 deaths per 100 live births	0.6149 deaths per 100 live births	Estonia
2000s	0.3618 deaths per 100 live births	0.1468 deaths per 100 live births	0.2149 deaths per 100 live births	Estonia
2010s	0.1532 deaths per 100 live births	0.0955 deaths per 100 live births	0.0577 deaths per 100 live births	Estonia
2020s	0.1025 deaths per 100 live births	0.0842 deaths per 100 live births	0.0183 deaths per 100 live births	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Estonia or Japan?: Estonia, at 0.0946 deaths per 100 live births against 0.0868 deaths per 100 live births in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Estonia and Japan?: 0.0078 deaths per 100 live births, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Estonia ranks 195th 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
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, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .