China vs Tanzania: Number of child deaths by age
China
17,855 deaths
in 2024
Tanzania
18,706 deaths
in 2024
China rank
20th
Tanzania rank
19th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- China
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 18,706 deaths against 17,855 deaths in China, a difference of 851 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was China ahead.
China ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 461,570 deaths | 63,559 deaths | 398,010 deaths | China |
| 1980s | 261,874 deaths | 65,804 deaths | 196,070 deaths | China |
| 1990s | 205,422 deaths | 63,385 deaths | 142,037 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 83,409 deaths | 45,514 deaths | 37,894 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 47,082 deaths | 26,113 deaths | 20,969 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 25,537 deaths | 20,099 deaths | 5,438 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, China or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 18,706 deaths against 17,855 deaths in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between China and Tanzania?
- 851 deaths, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tanzania?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and Tanzania rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- China ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .