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
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k195519892024

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

Indicator
Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .