Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of under-five deaths

Japan
1,863
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,898
in 2024
Japan rank
97th
Sri Lanka rank
96th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,898 against 1,863 in Japan, a difference of 35.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 46,696 29,217 17,479 Japan
1970s 27,173 24,013 3,160 Japan
1980s 11,632 12,728 1,096 Sri Lanka
1990s 6,741 6,938 196.5 Sri Lanka
2000s 4,382 6,132 1,750 Sri Lanka
2010s 2,877 3,225 347.2 Sri Lanka
2020s 1,963 2,092 129.4 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1,898 against 1,863 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Japan and Sri Lanka?
35, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Japan ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th 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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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.