Canada vs Japan: Number of child deaths
Canada
1,949 deaths
in 2024
Japan
1,863 deaths
in 2024
Canada rank
95th
Japan rank
97th
Number of child deaths over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,949 deaths against 1,863 deaths in Japan, a difference of 86 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 95th and Japan ranks 97th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,611 deaths | 90,086 deaths | 74,475 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 11,668 deaths | 46,696 deaths | 35,028 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 6,078 deaths | 27,173 deaths | 21,095 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,744 deaths | 11,632 deaths | 7,888 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,722 deaths | 6,741 deaths | 4,019 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,097 deaths | 4,382 deaths | 2,285 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,055 deaths | 2,877 deaths | 822.4 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,925 deaths | 1,963 deaths | 38 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 1,949 deaths against 1,863 deaths in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Canada and Japan?
- 86 deaths, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Canada ranks 95th and Japan ranks 97th 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 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 under 5 .