Japan vs Nicaragua: Number of infant deaths
Japan
1,359.0%
in 2023
Nicaragua
1,360.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
101st
Nicaragua rank
100th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Japan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1,360.0% against 1,359.0% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61,609.2% | 11,036.8% | 50,572.5% | Japan |
| 1960s | 36,199.2% | 12,480.9% | 23,718.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 20,548.6% | 13,346.3% | 7,202.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 8,386.9% | 9,840.6% | 1,453.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4,856.2% | 6,316.8% | 1,460.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3,185.5% | 3,368.1% | 182.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2,074.6% | 2,077.9% | 3.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1,438.8% | 1,455.2% | 16.5% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1,360.0% against 1,359.0% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Japan and Nicaragua?
- 1.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nicaragua?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Nicaragua rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Japan ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 100th 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.