Japan vs Ukraine: Number of infant deaths

Japan
1,363
in 2024
Ukraine
1,596
in 2024
Japan rank
99th
Ukraine rank
96th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Japan
  • Ukraine
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196019922024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1,596 against 1,363 in Japan, a difference of 233.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 99th and Ukraine ranks 96th of 197 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Ukraine Difference Ahead
1970s 19,313 19,436 122.88 Ukraine
1980s 8,387 16,307 7,920 Ukraine
1990s 4,857 10,204 5,348 Ukraine
2000s 3,186 6,262 3,077 Ukraine
2010s 2,075 4,488 2,414 Ukraine
2020s 1,426 2,176 750.2 Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Japan or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 1,596 against 1,363 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Japan and Ukraine?
233, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Ukraine?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Japan and Ukraine rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Japan ranks 99th and Ukraine ranks 96th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. 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 infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.