Taiwan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Child mortality rate
Taiwan
0.5%
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.4%
in 2019
Taiwan rank
165th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
168th
Child mortality rate over time
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 165th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 168th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 3.0% | 5.2% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Taiwan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Taiwan, at 0.5% against 0.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Taiwan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Taiwan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Taiwan ranks 165th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 168th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.