Eswatini vs Japan: Number of infant deaths
Eswatini
1,236 deaths
in 2024
Japan
1,363 deaths
in 2024
Eswatini rank
101st
Japan rank
99th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Eswatini
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,363 deaths against 1,236 deaths in Eswatini, a difference of 127 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 101st and Japan ranks 99th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,019 deaths | 81,328 deaths | 79,308 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 2,308 deaths | 36,199 deaths | 33,891 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 2,598 deaths | 20,552 deaths | 17,953 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,306 deaths | 8,387 deaths | 6,081 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,121 deaths | 4,857 deaths | 2,735 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,373 deaths | 3,186 deaths | 812.6 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,741 deaths | 2,075 deaths | 333.6 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,348 deaths | 1,426 deaths | 78 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Eswatini or Japan?
- Japan, at 1,363 deaths against 1,236 deaths in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Eswatini and Japan?
- 127 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Japan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Eswatini ranks 101st and Japan ranks 99th 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 infant 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 1 .