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

Japan
1,246 deaths
in 2023
Lebanon
1,466 deaths
in 2023
Japan rank
100th
Lebanon rank
99th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Japan
  • Lebanon
050.0k100.0k150.0k195019862023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1,466 deaths against 1,246 deaths in Japan, a difference of 220 deaths.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 100th and Lebanon ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lebanon Difference Ahead
1950s 86,031 deaths 4,092 deaths 81,938 deaths Japan
1960s 36,863 deaths 3,820 deaths 33,043 deaths Japan
1970s 20,457 deaths 4,419 deaths 16,038 deaths Japan
1980s 8,277 deaths 3,955 deaths 4,322 deaths Japan
1990s 4,844 deaths 2,054 deaths 2,790 deaths Japan
2000s 3,180 deaths 1,220 deaths 1,960 deaths Japan
2010s 2,052 deaths 1,231 deaths 820.5 deaths Japan
2020s 1,380 deaths 1,435 deaths 55.25 deaths Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Japan or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 1,466 deaths against 1,246 deaths in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Japan and Lebanon?
220 deaths, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Japan ranks 100th and Lebanon ranks 99th 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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About this data

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

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