Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Lebanon?

Lebanon, at 1,414 deaths against 1,363 deaths in Japan as of 2024.

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

68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.

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.

Japan vs Lebanon: Number of infant deaths

Japan

1,363 deaths

in 2024

Lebanon

1,414 deaths

in 2024

Japan rank

99th

Lebanon rank

98th

Number of infant deaths over time

Japan
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1,414 deaths against 1,363 deaths in Japan, a difference of 51 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 99th and Lebanon ranks 98th of 199 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	59,073 deaths	4,618 deaths	54,455 deaths	Japan
1960s	36,199 deaths	4,334 deaths	31,865 deaths	Japan
1970s	20,552 deaths	5,016 deaths	15,536 deaths	Japan
1980s	8,387 deaths	4,322 deaths	4,065 deaths	Japan
1990s	4,857 deaths	2,170 deaths	2,686 deaths	Japan
2000s	3,186 deaths	1,269 deaths	1,916 deaths	Japan
2010s	2,075 deaths	1,244 deaths	830.9 deaths	Japan
2020s	1,426 deaths	1,344 deaths	81.8 deaths	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Lebanon?: Lebanon, at 1,414 deaths against 1,363 deaths in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Japan and Lebanon?: 51 deaths, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?: 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Japan ranks 99th and Lebanon 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .