Japan vs Norway: Under-five mortality rate
Japan
2.43
in 2024
Norway
2.49
in 2024
Japan rank
192nd
Norway rank
191st
Under-five mortality rate over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.49 against 2.43 in Japan, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 191st of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.24 | 26.99 | 36.26 | Japan |
| 1960s | 27.19 | 19.9 | 7.29 | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.78 | 13.27 | 0.5062 | Japan |
| 1980s | 7.88 | 9.97 | 2.09 | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.66 | 6.31 | 0.6422 | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 4.14 | 0.2936 | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.84 | 2.78 | 0.0657 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.41 | 0.0139 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.49 against 2.43 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate between Japan and Norway?
- 0.06, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for under-five mortality rate?
- Japan ranks 192nd and Norway ranks 191st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.