China vs Faroe Islands: Child mortality rate
China
0.7%
in 2023
Faroe Islands
0.8%
in 2023
China rank
160th
Faroe Islands rank
158th
Child mortality rate over time
- China
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 160th and Faroe Islands ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Faroe Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.3% | 6.1% | 13.1% | China |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 2.5% | 14.1% | China |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 1.6% | 7.2% | China |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 1.3% | 4.4% | China |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 1.1% | 3.6% | China |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1.7% | China |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, China or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.8% against 0.7% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between China and Faroe Islands?
- 0.1%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Faroe Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Faroe Islands rank globally for child mortality rate?
- China ranks 160th and Faroe Islands ranks 158th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.