Japan vs Poland: Number of infant deaths
Japan
1,363 deaths
in 2024
Poland
1,132 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
99th
Poland rank
102nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,363 deaths against 1,132 deaths in Poland, a difference of 231 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 99th and Poland ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81,328 deaths | 65,482 deaths | 15,846 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 36,199 deaths | 25,239 deaths | 10,960 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 20,552 deaths | 15,820 deaths | 4,731 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 8,387 deaths | 12,195 deaths | 3,807 deaths | Poland |
| 1990s | 4,857 deaths | 5,950 deaths | 1,093 deaths | Poland |
| 2000s | 3,186 deaths | 2,491 deaths | 694.5 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,075 deaths | 1,718 deaths | 356.6 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,426 deaths | 1,235 deaths | 190.4 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 1,363 deaths against 1,132 deaths in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Japan and Poland?
- 231 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Japan ranks 99th and Poland ranks 102nd 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 .