Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Djibouti or Japan?

Djibouti, at 197 deaths against 178 deaths in Japan as of 2100.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Djibouti and Japan?

19 deaths, with Djibouti ahead.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Djibouti vs Japan: Number of infants who die before age 1

Djibouti

197 deaths

in 2100

Japan

178 deaths

in 2100

Djibouti rank

101st

Japan rank

103rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Djibouti
Japan

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 197 deaths against 178 deaths in Japan, a difference of 19 deaths.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Japan ahead.

Djibouti ranks 101st and Japan ranks 103rd of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2020s	825.33 deaths	1,164 deaths	338.33 deaths	Japan
2030s	698.8 deaths	975.7 deaths	276.9 deaths	Japan
2040s	541.5 deaths	777.2 deaths	235.7 deaths	Japan
2050s	424 deaths	555.3 deaths	131.3 deaths	Japan
2060s	349.7 deaths	423 deaths	73.3 deaths	Japan
2070s	289 deaths	351 deaths	62 deaths	Japan
2080s	242.2 deaths	272.3 deaths	30.1 deaths	Japan
2090s	210.5 deaths	205 deaths	5.5 deaths	Djibouti
2100s	197 deaths	178 deaths	19 deaths	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Djibouti or Japan?: Djibouti, at 197 deaths against 178 deaths in Japan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Djibouti and Japan?: 19 deaths, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Japan?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Djibouti and Japan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Djibouti ranks 101st and Japan ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.