Japan vs Poland: Number of infant deaths
Japan
1,359.0%
in 2023
Poland
1,172.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
101st
Poland rank
103rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,359.0% against 1,172.0% in Poland, a difference of 187.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 101st and Poland ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81,342.9% | 65,421.9% | 15,921.0% | Japan |
| 1960s | 36,199.2% | 25,265.4% | 10,933.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 20,548.6% | 15,815.4% | 4,733.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 8,386.9% | 12,195.8% | 3,808.9% | Poland |
| 1990s | 4,856.2% | 5,948.3% | 1,092.1% | Poland |
| 2000s | 3,185.5% | 2,489.2% | 696.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,074.6% | 1,718.7% | 355.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,438.8% | 1,268.2% | 170.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 1,359.0% against 1,172.0% in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Japan and Poland?
- 187.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Japan ranks 101st and Poland ranks 103rd 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.