Japan vs Ukraine: Number of infant deaths
Japan
1,363 deaths
in 2024
Ukraine
1,596 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
99th
Ukraine rank
96th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Japan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 1,596 deaths against 1,363 deaths in Japan, a difference of 233 deaths.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 99th and Ukraine ranks 96th of 199 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,313 deaths | 19,436 deaths | 122.88 deaths | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 8,387 deaths | 16,307 deaths | 7,920 deaths | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 4,857 deaths | 10,204 deaths | 5,348 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 3,186 deaths | 6,262 deaths | 3,077 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 2,075 deaths | 4,488 deaths | 2,414 deaths | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 1,426 deaths | 2,176 deaths | 750.2 deaths | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 1,596 deaths against 1,363 deaths in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Japan and Ukraine?
- 233 deaths, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Japan ranks 99th and Ukraine ranks 96th 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 .