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

Japan
1,246 deaths
in 2023
Tunisia
1,509 deaths
in 2023
Japan rank
100th
Tunisia rank
98th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Japan
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1,509 deaths against 1,246 deaths in Japan, a difference of 263 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 98th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 86,031 deaths 32,837 deaths 53,194 deaths Japan
1960s 36,863 deaths 31,775 deaths 5,088 deaths Japan
1970s 20,457 deaths 22,211 deaths 1,754 deaths Tunisia
1980s 8,277 deaths 13,379 deaths 5,102 deaths Tunisia
1990s 4,844 deaths 6,953 deaths 2,109 deaths Tunisia
2000s 3,180 deaths 3,279 deaths 98.8 deaths Tunisia
2010s 2,052 deaths 3,029 deaths 977.1 deaths Tunisia
2020s 1,380 deaths 1,763 deaths 383 deaths Tunisia

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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 1,509 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 Tunisia?
263 deaths, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Japan ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 98th 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.