Japan vs Timor-Leste: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Japan
651
in 2024
Timor-Leste
659
in 2024
Japan rank
108th
Timor-Leste rank
106th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Japan
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 659 against 651 in Japan, a difference of 8.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 108th and Timor-Leste ranks 106th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,497 | 1,923 | 1,574 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,594 | 1,790 | 804.7 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,658 | 1,103 | 554.5 | Japan |
| 2010s | 946.8 | 830.6 | 116.2 | Japan |
| 2020s | 663.6 | 689.2 | 25.6 | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Japan or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 659 against 651 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Japan and Timor-Leste?
- 8, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Japan ranks 108th and Timor-Leste ranks 106th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.