Japan vs Lebanon: Number of infant deaths
Japan
1,359.0%
in 2023
Lebanon
1,494.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
101st
Lebanon rank
99th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Japan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1,494.0% against 1,359.0% in Japan, a difference of 135.0%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 101st and Lebanon ranks 99th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59,016.3% | 4,587.7% | 54,428.7% | Japan |
| 1960s | 36,199.2% | 4,301.7% | 31,897.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 20,548.6% | 4,871.3% | 15,677.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 8,386.9% | 4,264.4% | 4,122.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 4,856.2% | 2,162.2% | 2,694.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,185.5% | 1,257.1% | 1,928.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,074.6% | 1,234.8% | 839.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,438.8% | 1,404.5% | 34.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 1,494.0% against 1,359.0% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Japan and Lebanon?
- 135.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Japan ranks 101st and Lebanon ranks 99th 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.