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

Japan
1,246 deaths
in 2023
Ukraine
1,235 deaths
in 2023
Japan rank
100th
Ukraine rank
101st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,246 deaths against 1,235 deaths in Ukraine, a difference of 11 deaths.

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

Japan ranks 100th and Ukraine ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 86,031 deaths 51,052 deaths 34,979 deaths Japan
1960s 36,863 deaths 17,068 deaths 19,795 deaths Japan
1970s 20,457 deaths 13,000 deaths 7,457 deaths Japan
1980s 8,277 deaths 11,719 deaths 3,442 deaths Ukraine
1990s 4,844 deaths 7,262 deaths 2,418 deaths Ukraine
2000s 3,180 deaths 4,593 deaths 1,413 deaths Ukraine
2010s 2,052 deaths 3,593 deaths 1,541 deaths Ukraine
2020s 1,380 deaths 1,614 deaths 234.25 deaths Ukraine

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 Ukraine?
Japan, at 1,246 deaths against 1,235 deaths in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Japan and Ukraine?
11 deaths, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Japan ranks 100th and Ukraine ranks 101st 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.