Canada vs Taiwan: Child mortality rate
Canada
0.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Taiwan
0.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2010
Canada rank
155th
Taiwan rank
155th
Child mortality rate over time
- Canada
- Taiwan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.54 deaths per 100 live births against 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in Taiwan, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Taiwan ahead.
Canada ranks 155th and Taiwan ranks 155th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.258 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.862 deaths per 100 live births | 0.148 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.607 deaths per 100 live births | 0.709 deaths per 100 live births | 0.102 deaths per 100 live births | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.03 deaths per 100 live births | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Canada or Taiwan?
- Canada, at 0.54 deaths per 100 live births against 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Canada and Taiwan?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Taiwan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do Canada and Taiwan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Canada ranks 155th and Taiwan ranks 155th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.