China vs Uruguay: Child mortality rate
China
0.7%
in 2023
Uruguay
0.7%
in 2023
China rank
160th
Uruguay rank
163rd
Child mortality rate over time
- China
- Uruguay
How they compare
China currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 160th and Uruguay ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.3% | 6.2% | 13.1% | China |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 5.4% | 11.1% | China |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 4.6% | 4.2% | China |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | China |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.1% | 2.6% | China |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.1% | China |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% | China |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, China or Uruguay?
- China, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between China and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Uruguay rank globally for child mortality rate?
- China ranks 160th and Uruguay ranks 163rd 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.