Germany vs Japan

Germany vs Japan: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Germany and 0.2 per 100 live births in Japan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.54 times that in Japan.

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Change since 1920, % · Gapminder and UN IGME

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Germany vs Japan: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.4 per 100 live births in Germany and 0.2 per 100 live births in Japan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.1 per 100 live births, or 1.54 times that in Japan.
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Latest figures

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
Germany0.4 20240.4173 of 200
Japan0.2 20240.3192 of 200
World3.7 20244.4

What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 1960, when it overtook Japan.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearGermanyJapanWorld
20240.40.23.7
20230.40.23.8
20220.40.24
20210.40.24
20200.40.23.9
20190.40.34
20180.40.34
20170.40.34.1
20160.40.34.2
20150.40.34.3
20140.40.34.4
20130.40.34.5
20120.40.34.7
20110.40.35
20100.40.35.1
20090.40.35.3
20080.40.35.5
20070.50.45.7
20060.50.46
20050.50.46.2
20040.50.46.6
20030.50.46.8
20020.50.47.1
20010.50.47.4
20000.50.57.7
19990.60.57.9
19980.60.58.3
19970.60.58.4
19960.60.68.6
19950.70.68.8
19940.70.68.9
19930.70.69.1
19920.80.69.2
19910.80.69.3
19900.90.69.4
19890.90.69.5
198810.710
198710.79.9
19861.10.710.3
19851.10.810.6
19841.20.810.9
19831.30.811.1
19821.30.911.2
19811.40.911.6
19801.5111.9
19791.61.111.9
19781.71.112.3
19771.81.212.6
197621.312.8
19752.11.313.1
19742.21.413.3
19732.31.513.5
19722.41.613.7
19712.51.713.9
19702.61.814.2
19692.61.914.6
19682.7215
19672.92.115.3
1966–2.315.1
1965–2.515.1
1964–2.715.7
1963–316.2
1962–3.317
1961–3.618.8
19604.3420.2
1959–4.319.9
1958–4.719.7
1957–520.5
1956–5.421.3
1955–5.822.3
1954–6.322.8
1953–6.823.3
1952–7.523.9
1951–8.324.3
1950–9.224.7
1949–10.124.9
1948–9.924.9
1947–14.825.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943–12.627.7
1942–12.427.9
1941–12.127.8
19408.713.127.9
19391016.228
19388.117.728.7
19378.71628.8
1936918.129.1
193514.716.229.5
1934919.630.7
193310.91930.5
193211.218.330.7
193111.920.931.4
193012.219.631.6
192914.422.832
192812.92231.9
192714.422.831.9
192615.321.932.7
192515.922.832.4
192416.425.333.1
192320.726.533.1
192220.52733.2
192121.328.634.2
192020.72734.4
191923.3–35.7
191825.7–37.6
191724.1–35.3
191622.4–35.1
191523.9–35.3
191426.7–35.4
191324.4–35.1
191223.7–35.5
191131.2–36
191026.4–36.4
190927.6–36.6
190828.9–37.2
190728.6–37.4
190630.1–38.1
190533.3–38.8
190431.9–38.9
190333.2–39.5
190229.8–40.1
190133.7–40.8
190037.2–40.9
189935.1–40.8
189834.2–41.2
189736.1–41
189633.8–41.1
189537.4–41.3
189435.6–41.2
189336.4–41.2
189237.4–41.7
189135.6–41.3
189036.7–41.5
188936.7–41.2
188835.4–41
188735.3–41.1
188638.2–41.1
188536.7–41.2
188438.2–41.1
188337.7–41.4
188237.1–41.5
188136.4–41.1
188039–41.6
187935.4–41.1
187836.7–41.6
187736.6–41.2
187637.1–41.4
187539.3–41.5
187448.2–41.7
187349.9–41.8
187248.9–42.1
187153.6–42.2
187048.4–41.9
186947.6–42.1
186849.9–42.4
186750.7–42
186648.9–42.1
186553.9–42.3
186448.2–42.2
186348.4–42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
186042.2–42.9
185952.6–43.7
185846.9–43.8
185749.9–44.2
185641.1–44.2
185546.3–44
185447.3–43.7
185346.3–43.2
185248.4–42.9
185146.6–42.4
185048.2–42
184946.3–42.3
184850.7–42.3
184746.5–42.2
184651.6–42.4
184546.9–42
184446.6–42.1
184346.6–42.1
184251.6–42.2
184148.7–42.1
184048.6–42.1
183946.3–42.1
183848.2–42.2
183749–42.2
183647.4–42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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