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

Lebanon, at 185 deaths against 178 deaths in Japan as of 2100.

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

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.

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

Japan

178 deaths

in 2100

Lebanon

185 deaths

in 2100

Japan rank

103rd

Lebanon rank

102nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Japan
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 185 deaths against 178 deaths in Japan, a difference of 7 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Lebanon ahead.

Japan ranks 103rd and Lebanon ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
2020s	1,164 deaths	1,338 deaths	174.83 deaths	Lebanon
2030s	975.7 deaths	1,145 deaths	169.7 deaths	Lebanon
2040s	777.2 deaths	844.4 deaths	67.2 deaths	Lebanon
2050s	555.3 deaths	584.7 deaths	29.4 deaths	Lebanon
2060s	423 deaths	453.2 deaths	30.2 deaths	Lebanon
2070s	351 deaths	343.3 deaths	7.7 deaths	Japan
2080s	272.3 deaths	259.7 deaths	12.6 deaths	Japan
2090s	205 deaths	208.5 deaths	3.5 deaths	Lebanon
2100s	178 deaths	185 deaths	7 deaths	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Japan or Lebanon?: Lebanon, at 185 deaths against 178 deaths in Japan as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Japan and Lebanon?: 7 deaths, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Japan ranks 103rd and Lebanon ranks 102nd 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.