Japan vs Libya: Number of neonatal deaths
Japan
651 deaths
in 2024
Libya
634 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
108th
Libya rank
109th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Japan
- Libya
How they compare
Japan currently reports 651 deaths against 634 deaths in Libya, a difference of 17 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 108th and Libya ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,302 deaths | 4,085 deaths | 8,217 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 5,188 deaths | 3,498 deaths | 1,690 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,594 deaths | 2,057 deaths | 537.3 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,658 deaths | 1,655 deaths | 2.7 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 946.8 deaths | 1,058 deaths | 110.9 deaths | Libya |
| 2020s | 663.6 deaths | 718.4 deaths | 54.8 deaths | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Japan or Libya?
- Japan, at 651 deaths against 634 deaths in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Japan and Libya?
- 17 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Libya?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Libya rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Japan ranks 108th and Libya ranks 109th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .