Japan vs Nicaragua: Number of neonatal deaths
Japan
782 deaths
in 2019
Nicaragua
860 deaths
in 2019
Japan rank
98th
Nicaragua rank
95th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Japan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 860 deaths against 782 deaths in Japan, a difference of 78 deaths.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39,726 deaths | 3,518 deaths | 36,208 deaths | Japan |
| 1960s | 22,487 deaths | 3,478 deaths | 19,009 deaths | Japan |
| 1970s | 13,205 deaths | 3,492 deaths | 9,713 deaths | Japan |
| 1980s | 5,246 deaths | 3,398 deaths | 1,848 deaths | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,705 deaths | 2,556 deaths | 148.8 deaths | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,646 deaths | 1,611 deaths | 34.6 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 994.7 deaths | 1,084 deaths | 89.7 deaths | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Japan or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 860 deaths against 782 deaths in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Japan and Nicaragua?
- 78 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nicaragua?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Nicaragua rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Japan ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 95th 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
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.