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
02468194719852023

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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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.