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
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195119872023

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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,536 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.