Japan vs Ukraine: Number of child deaths
Japan
1,863 deaths
in 2024
Ukraine
1,672 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
97th
Ukraine rank
98th
Number of child deaths over time
- Japan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,863 deaths against 1,672 deaths in Ukraine, a difference of 191 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 97th and Ukraine ranks 98th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,330 deaths | 20,353 deaths | 976.5 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 11,632 deaths | 17,323 deaths | 5,691 deaths | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 6,741 deaths | 10,693 deaths | 3,952 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 4,382 deaths | 6,446 deaths | 2,064 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 2,877 deaths | 4,605 deaths | 1,728 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 1,963 deaths | 2,273 deaths | 310.6 deaths | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Japan or Ukraine?
- Japan, at 1,863 deaths against 1,672 deaths in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Japan and Ukraine?
- 191 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Japan ranks 97th and Ukraine ranks 98th 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 .