Japan vs Spain: Number of neonatal deaths
Japan
651 deaths
in 2024
Spain
575 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
108th
Spain rank
110th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 651 deaths against 575 deaths in Spain, a difference of 76 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 108th and Spain ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,429 deaths | 12,122 deaths | 5,307 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 13,655 deaths | 8,638 deaths | 5,017 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 5,188 deaths | 3,313 deaths | 1,875 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,594 deaths | 1,467 deaths | 1,128 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,658 deaths | 1,107 deaths | 550.8 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 946.8 deaths | 831.7 deaths | 115.1 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 663.6 deaths | 599.6 deaths | 64 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 651 deaths against 575 deaths in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Japan and Spain?
- 76 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Japan ranks 108th and Spain ranks 110th 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 .