How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs South Korea: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of GDP

Japan

0 deaths per US$ of GDP

in 2024

South Korea

0 deaths per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Japan rank

187th

South Korea rank

188th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
South Korea

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0 deaths per US$ of GDP against 0 deaths per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0 deaths per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was South Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 187th and South Korea ranks 188th of 193 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	South Korea
1970s	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	South Korea
1980s	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	South Korea
1990s	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	South Korea
2000s	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	South Korea
2010s	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	South Korea
2020s	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	0 deaths per US$ of GDP	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of gdp, Japan or South Korea?: Japan, at 0 deaths per US$ of GDP against 0 deaths per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of gdp between Japan and South Korea?: 0 deaths per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 187th and South Korea ranks 188th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of GDP
Unit: deaths per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 9,369 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.