Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Japan or Timor-Leste?

Japan, at 178 deaths against 162 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2100.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?

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 Timor-Leste: Number of infants who die before age 1

Japan

178 deaths

in 2100

Timor-Leste

162 deaths

in 2100

Japan rank

103rd

Timor-Leste rank

104th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Japan
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Japan currently reports 178 deaths against 162 deaths in Timor-Leste, a difference of 16 deaths.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 103rd and Timor-Leste ranks 104th of 236 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2020s	1,164 deaths	1,030 deaths	133.33 deaths	Japan
2030s	975.7 deaths	814.3 deaths	161.4 deaths	Japan
2040s	777.2 deaths	581.6 deaths	195.6 deaths	Japan
2050s	555.3 deaths	422.1 deaths	133.2 deaths	Japan
2060s	423 deaths	335.1 deaths	87.9 deaths	Japan
2070s	351 deaths	264.7 deaths	86.3 deaths	Japan
2080s	272.3 deaths	209 deaths	63.3 deaths	Japan
2090s	205 deaths	176 deaths	29 deaths	Japan
2100s	178 deaths	162 deaths	16 deaths	Japan

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 Timor-Leste?: Japan, at 178 deaths against 162 deaths in Timor-Leste as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Japan and Timor-Leste?: 16 deaths, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Timor-Leste?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Japan and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Japan ranks 103rd and Timor-Leste ranks 104th 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.