Japan vs Nicaragua: Number of infant deaths
Japan
1,363 deaths
in 2024
Nicaragua
1,246 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
99th
Nicaragua rank
100th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Japan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,363 deaths against 1,246 deaths in Nicaragua, a difference of 117 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61,634 deaths | 11,154 deaths | 50,480 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 36,199 deaths | 12,366 deaths | 23,833 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 20,552 deaths | 13,665 deaths | 6,887 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 8,387 deaths | 10,013 deaths | 1,626 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4,857 deaths | 6,648 deaths | 1,791 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3,186 deaths | 3,581 deaths | 395.2 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2,075 deaths | 2,180 deaths | 105 deaths | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1,426 deaths | 1,571 deaths | 145.4 deaths | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Nicaragua?
- Japan, at 1,363 deaths against 1,246 deaths in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Japan and Nicaragua?
- 117 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nicaragua?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Nicaragua rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Japan ranks 99th 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 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 .