Canada vs Japan: Number of under-five deaths
Canada
1,949
in 2024
Japan
1,863
in 2024
Canada rank
95th
Japan rank
97th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,949 against 1,863 in Japan, a difference of 86.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 95th and Japan ranks 97th of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,668 | 46,696 | 35,028 | Japan |
| 1970s | 6,078 | 27,173 | 21,095 | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,744 | 11,632 | 7,888 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,722 | 6,741 | 4,019 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,097 | 4,382 | 2,285 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,055 | 2,877 | 822.4 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,925 | 1,963 | 38 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 1,949 against 1,863 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Canada and Japan?
- 86, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Canada ranks 95th and Japan ranks 97th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.