China vs Maldives: Child mortality by sex
China
0.6012 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Maldives
0.5876 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
153rd
Maldives rank
155th
Child mortality by sex over time
- China
- Maldives
How they compare
China currently reports 0.6012 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5876 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.0136 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Maldives ahead.
China ranks 153rd and Maldives ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.12 deaths per 100 live births | 28.07 deaths per 100 live births | 15.95 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1970s | 9.07 deaths per 100 live births | 21.84 deaths per 100 live births | 12.78 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 5.85 deaths per 100 live births | 12.71 deaths per 100 live births | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 7.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0182 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0763 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.6917 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6589 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0328 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, China or Maldives?
- China, at 0.6012 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5876 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between China and Maldives?
- 0.0136 deaths per 100 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Maldives?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and Maldives rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- China ranks 153rd and Maldives ranks 155th 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 Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .