China vs Maldives: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
China
0.5724 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Maldives
0.5439 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
152nd
Maldives rank
155th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Maldives
How they compare
China currently reports 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.0285 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Maldives ahead.
China ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8 deaths per 100 live births | 26.84 deaths per 100 live births | 15.04 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1970s | 8.77 deaths per 100 live births | 20.83 deaths per 100 live births | 12.06 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 11.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0886 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1082 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.6583 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6097 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0487 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, China or Maldives?
- China, at 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between China and Maldives?
- 0.0285 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 155th 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. GDP per capita. 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 .