Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of under-five deaths, female

Japan
872
in 2024
Sri Lanka
831
in 2024
Japan rank
95th
Sri Lanka rank
97th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 872 against 831 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 41.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 20,116 13,883 6,233 Japan
1970s 11,475 11,159 316.1 Japan
1980s 5,052 5,833 780.7 Sri Lanka
1990s 2,982 3,127 144.4 Sri Lanka
2000s 1,978 2,773 794.8 Sri Lanka
2010s 1,331 1,408 76.8 Sri Lanka
2020s 915.6 912.8 2.8 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Japan, at 872 against 831 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Japan and Sri Lanka?
41, with Japan 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 under-five deaths, female?
Japan ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.