Japan - Infant Mortality Rate 1998
3.6
−0.2 from 1997
Japan's infant mortality rate was 3.6 in 1998, decreased +0.2 from 3.8 in 1997. This was the 4th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1998▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 3rd | Iceland | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 4th | Japan | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 5th | Finland | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 6th | Norway | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 7th | France | 4.4 | -4.3% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 4.4 | -6.4% |
| 9th | Monaco | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 10th | Germany | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 11th | Spain | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 12th | Austria | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 13th | Switzerland | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 14th | Denmark | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 15th | Slovenia | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 16th | Czechia | 5.2 | -8.8% |
| 17th | Australia | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 18th | Belgium | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 19th | Italy | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 20th | Netherlands | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 21st | Canada | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 22nd | United Kingdom | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 23rd | San Marino | 5.8 | -7.9% |
| 24th | Ireland | 6.1 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Israel | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 26th | Greece | 6.3 | -6.0% |
| 27th | Portugal | 6.3 | -4.5% |
| 28th | New Zealand | 6.4 | -3.0% |
| 29th | European Union | 6.5 | -5.0% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 6.6 | -5.7% |
| 31st | Korea | 6.6 | -5.7% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 33rd | Malta | 7.2 | -5.3% |
| 34th | United States | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 35th | Cuba | 7.4 | -5.1% |
| 36th | Croatia | 7.7 | -3.8% |
| 37th | United Arab Emirates | 8.8 | -2.2% |
| 38th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 39th | Slovak Republic | 8.8 | -4.3% |
| 40th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.8 | -5.4% |
| 41st | Malaysia | 8.9 | -5.3% |
| 42nd | Lithuania | 9.3 | -5.1% |
| 43rd | Hungary | 9.5 | -4.0% |
| 44th | Poland | 9.5 | -8.7% |
| 45th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.6 | -5.9% |
| 46th | Chile | 10.0 | -2.0% |
| 47th | Estonia | 10.3 | -7.2% |
| 48th | Kuwait | 11.2 | -2.6% |
| 49th | Qatar | 11.2 | -4.3% |
| 50th | Belarus | 11.4 | -4.2% |
| 51st | Seychelles | 11.8 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Bahrain | 11.9 | -8.5% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 12.1 | -1.6% |
| 54th | Serbia | 12.3 | -8.9% |
| 55th | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.6 | -0.8% |
| 56th | Barbados | 12.8 | -0.8% |
| 57th | Montenegro | 13.3 | -1.5% |
| 58th | Latvia | 13.4 | -6.9% |
| 59th | Bahamas, The | 13.9 | -2.8% |
| 60th | Grenada | 13.9 | -2.1% |
| 61st | Sri Lanka | 14.1 | -4.7% |
| 62nd | Tonga | 14.5 | -2.0% |
| 63rd | British Virgin Islands | 15.0 | -2.0% |
| 64th | Bulgaria | 15.4 | -1.9% |
| 65th | Oman | 15.4 | -7.2% |
| 66th | Dominica | 16.0 | 1.9% |
| 67th | St. Lucia | 16.0 | -0.6% |
| 68th | Uruguay | 16.0 | -4.8% |
| 69th | North Macedonia | 16.3 | -5.2% |
| 70th | Russian Federation | 16.8 | -2.3% |
| 71st | Fiji | 16.9 | -1.7% |
| 72nd | Samoa | 17.5 | -3.3% |
| 73rd | Argentina | 18.1 | -4.2% |
| 74th | Ukraine | 18.9 | -2.1% |
| 75th | Mauritius | 19.0 | -3.6% |
| 76th | Lebanon | 19.4 | -4.4% |
| 77th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.4 | 1.0% |
| 78th | Albania | 19.6 | -4.4% |
| 79th | Jamaica | 20.1 | -2.9% |
| 80th | Romania | 20.2 | -5.2% |
| 81st | Thailand | 20.5 | -4.7% |
| 82nd | Belize | 21.1 | -3.7% |
| 83rd | Panama | 21.2 | -1.4% |
| 84th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 21.6 | -2.7% |
| 85th | Vanuatu | 22.2 | -2.2% |
| 86th | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.5 | -4.7% |
| 87th | Saudi Arabia | 22.6 | -6.6% |
| 88th | Libya | 22.8 | -3.0% |
| 89th | Colombia | 23.0 | -3.0% |
| 90th | Solomon Islands | 23.8 | -1.7% |
| 91st | Viet Nam | 23.9 | -5.5% |
| 92nd | Palau | 24.0 | -3.2% |
| 93rd | Jordan | 24.2 | -3.2% |
| 94th | Mexico | 26.1 | -4.4% |
| 95th | Tunisia | 26.7 | -5.3% |
| 96th | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.8 | -1.1% |
| 97th | Ecuador | 27.1 | -5.9% |
| 98th | West Bank and Gaza | 28.2 | -3.4% |
| 99th | Philippines | 28.3 | -2.4% |
| 100th | Suriname | 29.2 | -3.0% |
| 101st | El Salvador | 29.8 | -5.7% |
| 102nd | Paraguay | 29.9 | -2.3% |
| 103rd | Armenia | 30.9 | -4.9% |
| 104th | Moldova | 32.1 | -4.2% |
| 105th | Georgia | 32.7 | -4.1% |
| 106th | Brazil | 33.0 | -6.0% |
| 107th | Marshall Islands | 33.1 | 1.2% |
| 108th | China | 33.8 | -5.1% |
| 109th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 34.7 | -4.4% |
| 110th | Peru | 35.1 | -7.9% |
| 111th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 35.3 | -2.5% |
| 112th | Cabo Verde | 35.5 | -7.6% |
| 113th | Dominican Republic | 35.5 | -3.3% |
| 114th | Türkiye | 35.8 | -6.8% |
| 115th | Algeria | 36.6 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Nicaragua | 37.3 | 1.9% |
| 117th | Tuvalu | 38.0 | -2.8% |
| 118th | Iraq | 39.7 | -1.5% |
| 119th | Kazakhstan | 40.5 | -4.7% |
| 120th | Nauru | 40.9 | -4.2% |
| 121st | Honduras | 41.2 | 23.4% |
| 122nd | Maldives | 41.2 | -8.6% |
| 123rd | Botswana | 41.7 | 0.2% |
| 124th | Guyana | 43.3 | -2.3% |
| 125th | Guatemala | 43.9 | -3.7% |
| 126th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 44.3 | -5.7% |
| 127th | Indonesia | 45.2 | -4.4% |
| 128th | South Africa | 45.9 | 0.2% |
| 129th | Morocco | 48.7 | -3.6% |
| 130th | Namibia | 48.7 | -1.8% |
| 131st | Kyrgyz Republic | 48.8 | -4.9% |
| 132nd | Kosovo | 51.4 | -7.7% |
| 133rd | Kiribati | 52.2 | -3.0% |
| 134th | Gabon | 53.0 | -2.0% |
| 135th | Mongolia | 54.1 | -5.4% |
| 136th | Eritrea | 55.0 | -4.5% |
| 137th | São Tomé and Principe | 56.9 | -4.4% |
| 138th | Papua New Guinea | 57.6 | -1.4% |
| 139th | Zimbabwe | 58.3 | -0.3% |
| 140th | Uzbekistan | 58.5 | -1.8% |
| 141st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 61.4 | -1.4% |
| 142nd | Turkmenistan | 64.0 | -2.9% |
| 143rd | Ghana | 65.3 | -1.8% |
| 144th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 65.9 | -4.5% |
| 145th | Bhutan | 66.8 | -5.2% |
| 146th | Bangladesh | 66.9 | -5.1% |
| 147th | Azerbaijan | 67.8 | -4.6% |
| 148th | Kenya | 67.9 | -2.2% |
| 149th | Nepal | 68.6 | -5.0% |
| 150th | Comoros | 69.6 | -3.6% |
| 151st | Eswatini | 69.7 | 3.0% |
| 152nd | India | 70.2 | -2.5% |
| 153rd | Madagascar | 71.0 | -3.8% |
| 154th | Mauritania | 71.3 | -1.2% |
| 155th | Tajikistan | 71.8 | -5.9% |
| 156th | Congo, Republic of | 73.3 | 2.2% |
| 157th | Sudan | 74.4 | -2.2% |
| 158th | Togo | 74.9 | -2.3% |
| 159th | Haiti | 75.7 | -3.3% |
| 160th | Lesotho | 76.7 | 0.4% |
| 161st | Senegal | 77.0 | -0.1% |
| 162nd | Myanmar | 77.2 | -2.0% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | 78.1 | -3.2% |
| 164th | Yemen, Republic of | 82.1 | -2.8% |
| 165th | Djibouti | 83.1 | -1.0% |
| 166th | Benin | 83.2 | -2.0% |
| 167th | Cameroon | 85.5 | -0.7% |
| 168th | Lao PDR | 92.1 | -2.6% |
| 169th | Burundi | 93.0 | -1.8% |
| 170th | Tanzania | 93.8 | -3.1% |
| 171st | Pakistan | 93.9 | -2.6% |
| 172nd | Zambia | 94.4 | -1.5% |
| 173rd | Cambodia | 94.8 | -1.0% |
| 174th | Côte d'Ivoire | 94.9 | -1.5% |
| 175th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 95.0 | -1.5% |
| 176th | Uganda | 95.5 | -1.6% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | 96.0 | -1.7% |
| 178th | Nigeria | 101.6 | -1.7% |
| 179th | Central African Republic | 102.5 | -1.1% |
| 180th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 181st | Guinea | 104.6 | -3.4% |
| 182nd | Chad | 105.3 | -1.4% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | 105.5 | -2.2% |
| 184th | Mali | 108.7 | -2.2% |
| 185th | Malawi | 109.1 | -2.1% |
| 186th | Equatorial Guinea | 111.6 | -1.7% |
| 187th | Niger | 115.0 | -3.4% |
| 188th | Afghanistan | 115.9 | -2.4% |
| 189th | Mozambique | 118.8 | -5.0% |
| 190th | Angola | 119.8 | -1.4% |
| 191st | Rwanda | 124.3 | -2.9% |
| 192nd | Timor-Leste | 126.2 | 0.2% |
| 193rd | Sierra Leone | 127.8 | -1.5% |
| 194th | Liberia | 139.5 | -4.9% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 234.6 | 67.0% |
FAQ
What was Japan's infant mortality rate in 1998?▾
Japan's infant mortality rate in 1998 was 3.6. This ranked 4th globally.
How did Japan's infant mortality rate change in 1998?▾
Japan's infant mortality rate decreased by 5.3% in 1998 compared to 1997.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1998?▾
South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1998 at 234.6.
What is the infant mortality rate of Japan in 1998?▾
The infant mortality rate of Japan in 1998 was 3.6. This ranked 4th globally.
How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Japan's infant mortality rate?▾
Japan's infant mortality rate went from 3.8 in 1997 to 3.6 in 1998, a 5.3% decrease.
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