Chile vs Japan: Number of infant deaths
Chile
1,131.0%
in 2023
Japan
1,359.0%
in 2023
Chile rank
104th
Japan rank
101st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Chile
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,359.0% against 1,131.0% in Chile, a difference of 228.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 104th and Japan ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,829.0% | 64,399.0% | 31,570.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 27,998.3% | 36,199.2% | 8,200.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 14,726.9% | 20,548.6% | 5,821.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 5,715.7% | 8,386.9% | 2,671.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 3,397.1% | 4,856.2% | 1,459.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,926.7% | 3,185.5% | 1,258.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,608.4% | 2,074.6% | 466.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,117.2% | 1,438.8% | 321.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Chile or Japan?
- Japan, at 1,359.0% against 1,131.0% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Chile and Japan?
- 228.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Japan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Chile ranks 104th 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.