Japan vs Norway: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Japan
2.43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Norway
2.49 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Japan rank
205th
Norway rank
204th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.49 per 1,000 live births against 2.43 per 1,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 205th and Norway ranks 204th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | 4.14 per 1,000 live births | 0.2936 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | 2.78 per 1,000 live births | 0.0657 per 1,000 live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.41 per 1,000 live births | 0.0139 per 1,000 live births | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.49 per 1,000 live births against 2.43 per 1,000 live births in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Japan and Norway?
- 0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Japan ranks 205th and Norway ranks 204th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.