Italy vs Japan: Number of neonatal deaths

Italy
770 deaths
in 2019
Japan
782 deaths
in 2019
Italy rank
100th
Japan rank
98th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 782 deaths against 770 deaths in Italy, a difference of 12 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 100th and Japan ranks 98th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 25,211 deaths 39,726 deaths 14,515 deaths Japan
1960s 22,127 deaths 22,487 deaths 360.6 deaths Japan
1970s 12,456 deaths 13,205 deaths 749.1 deaths Japan
1980s 4,319 deaths 5,246 deaths 926.9 deaths Japan
1990s 2,378 deaths 2,705 deaths 326.3 deaths Japan
2000s 1,490 deaths 1,646 deaths 155.7 deaths Japan
2010s 1,006 deaths 994.7 deaths 11 deaths Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 782 deaths against 770 deaths in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Italy and Japan?
12 deaths, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Italy ranks 100th and Japan ranks 98th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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

Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.