Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of infant deaths, female
Japan
639
in 2024
Sri Lanka
723
in 2024
Japan rank
98th
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Number of infant deaths, female over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 723 against 639 in Japan, a difference of 84.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,561 | 8,516 | 7,045 | Japan |
| 1970s | 8,685 | 7,547 | 1,138 | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,681 | 4,057 | 376 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2,168 | 2,418 | 249.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1,446 | 2,019 | 572.7 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 962.9 | 1,165 | 202.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 666.2 | 788.6 | 122.4 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 723 against 639 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 84, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
- Japan ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.