Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of under-five deaths, male
Japan
991
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,067
in 2024
Japan rank
97th
Sri Lanka rank
96th
Number of under-five deaths, male over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1,067 against 991 in Japan, a difference of 76.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th 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 | 26,580 | 15,333 | 11,246 | Japan |
| 1970s | 15,698 | 12,854 | 2,844 | Japan |
| 1980s | 6,580 | 6,895 | 315.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3,759 | 3,811 | 52.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2,404 | 3,359 | 954.7 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1,546 | 1,817 | 270.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1,047 | 1,179 | 132.2 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1,067 against 991 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 76, 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 under-five deaths, male?
- Japan ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 96th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of male children dying before reaching age five.