Japan vs Timor-Leste: Number of infants who die before age 1

Japan
1,246 deaths
in 2023
Timor-Leste
1,148 deaths
in 2023
Japan rank
100th
Timor-Leste rank
102nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Japan
  • Timor-Leste
050.0k100.0k150.0k195019862023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,246 deaths against 1,148 deaths in Timor-Leste, a difference of 98 deaths.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 100th and Timor-Leste ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1950s 86,031 deaths 5,008 deaths 81,023 deaths Japan
1960s 36,863 deaths 5,046 deaths 31,817 deaths Japan
1970s 20,457 deaths 5,339 deaths 15,118 deaths Japan
1980s 8,277 deaths 5,100 deaths 3,177 deaths Japan
1990s 4,844 deaths 4,532 deaths 312.8 deaths Japan
2000s 3,180 deaths 2,213 deaths 966.8 deaths Japan
2010s 2,052 deaths 1,586 deaths 466.3 deaths Japan
2020s 1,380 deaths 1,223 deaths 156.75 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, Japan or Timor-Leste?
Japan, at 1,246 deaths against 1,148 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Japan and Timor-Leste?
98 deaths, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Japan ranks 100th and Timor-Leste ranks 102nd 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

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