Japan vs Macau, China: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Japan
0.2%
in 2023
Macau, China
0.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
226th
Macau, China rank
229th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Japan
- Macau, China
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Macau, China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.
Japan ranks 226th and Macau, China ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Macau, China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.0% | 5.3% | 1.3% | Macau, China |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 3.5% | 1.7% | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Japan or Macau, China?
- Japan, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Japan and Macau, China?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macau, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Macau, China rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Japan ranks 226th and Macau, China ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.