Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Eswatini or Japan?

Japan, at 1,246 deaths against 1,115 deaths in Eswatini as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Japan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Japan: Number of infants who die before age 1

Eswatini

1,115 deaths

in 2023

Japan

1,246 deaths

in 2023

Eswatini rank

103rd

Japan rank

100th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Eswatini
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,246 deaths against 1,115 deaths in Eswatini, a difference of 131 deaths.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 103rd and Japan ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,011 deaths	86,031 deaths	84,020 deaths	Japan
1960s	2,204 deaths	36,863 deaths	34,658 deaths	Japan
1970s	2,408 deaths	20,457 deaths	18,049 deaths	Japan
1980s	2,128 deaths	8,277 deaths	6,148 deaths	Japan
1990s	2,156 deaths	4,844 deaths	2,688 deaths	Japan
2000s	2,690 deaths	3,180 deaths	489.6 deaths	Japan
2010s	1,650 deaths	2,052 deaths	402.2 deaths	Japan
2020s	1,188 deaths	1,380 deaths	192.5 deaths	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Eswatini or Japan?: Japan, at 1,246 deaths against 1,115 deaths in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Eswatini and Japan?: 131 deaths, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Japan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Japan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Eswatini ranks 103rd and Japan ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.