Canada vs Japan: Number of infant deaths
Canada
1,576.0%
in 2023
Japan
1,359.0%
in 2023
Canada rank
98th
Japan rank
101st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,576.0% against 1,359.0% in Japan, a difference of 217.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 98th and Japan ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,684.0% | 81,342.9% | 67,658.9% | Japan |
| 1960s | 9,859.2% | 36,199.2% | 26,340.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 5,070.9% | 20,548.6% | 15,477.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,087.3% | 8,386.9% | 5,299.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,263.2% | 4,856.2% | 2,593.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,800.8% | 3,185.5% | 1,384.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,790.2% | 2,074.6% | 284.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,614.8% | 1,438.8% | 176.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 1,576.0% against 1,359.0% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Canada and Japan?
- 217.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Canada ranks 98th and Japan ranks 101st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.