Canada vs China: Child mortality vs. health spending
Canada
0.5427 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China
0.5724 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
156th
China rank
152nd
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.0297 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 156th and China ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 11.8 deaths per 100 live births | 9.5 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 8.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 0.7131 deaths per 100 live births | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 0.6072 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 0.5407 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6034 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.5305 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6583 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1278 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Canada or China?
- China, at 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5427 deaths per 100 live births in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Canada and China?
- 0.0297 deaths per 100 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Canada ranks 156th and China ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. health spending. 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 under five years, per 100 live births .