Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Canada or Japan?

Japan, at 1,761 deaths against 1,753 deaths in Canada as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Japan: Number of children who die before age 5

Canada

1,753 deaths

in 2023

Japan

1,761 deaths

in 2023

Canada rank

99th

Japan rank

98th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Canada
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,761 deaths against 1,753 deaths in Canada, a difference of 8 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 99th and Japan ranks 98th of 236 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	17,020 deaths	130,790 deaths	113,770 deaths	Japan
1960s	11,771 deaths	47,004 deaths	35,233 deaths	Japan
1970s	6,170 deaths	27,211 deaths	21,040 deaths	Japan
1980s	3,782 deaths	11,465 deaths	7,683 deaths	Japan
1990s	2,712 deaths	6,742 deaths	4,030 deaths	Japan
2000s	2,106 deaths	4,340 deaths	2,234 deaths	Japan
2010s	2,067 deaths	2,873 deaths	806.1 deaths	Japan
2020s	1,819 deaths	1,880 deaths	61 deaths	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Canada or Japan?: Japan, at 1,761 deaths against 1,753 deaths in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Canada and Japan?: 8 deaths, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Japan rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Canada ranks 99th and Japan ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.