Japan vs Nicaragua: Number of child deaths
Japan
1,863 deaths
in 2024
Nicaragua
1,486 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
97th
Nicaragua rank
100th
Number of child deaths over time
- Japan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,863 deaths against 1,486 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 377 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,696 deaths | 17,421 deaths | 29,275 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 27,173 deaths | 18,543 deaths | 8,630 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 11,632 deaths | 12,449 deaths | 816.6 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 6,741 deaths | 7,998 deaths | 1,257 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 4,382 deaths | 4,184 deaths | 198.7 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,877 deaths | 2,496 deaths | 381.9 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,963 deaths | 1,803 deaths | 159.8 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Japan or Nicaragua?
- Japan, at 1,863 deaths against 1,486 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Japan and Nicaragua?
- 377 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Nicaragua rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Japan ranks 97th and Nicaragua ranks 100th 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 .