Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of youth deaths
Japan
2,708 deaths
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2,451 deaths
in 2024
Japan rank
92nd
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,708 deaths against 2,451 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 257 deaths.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,883 deaths | 8,910 deaths | 26.5 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5,629 deaths | 8,162 deaths | 2,533 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3,958 deaths | 4,145 deaths | 186.4 deaths | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2,787 deaths | 2,703 deaths | 84.2 deaths | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 2,708 deaths against 2,451 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 257 deaths, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Japan ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.