China vs Russian Federation: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
China
0.0096 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Russian Federation
0.0093 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
China rank
152nd
Russian Federation rank
154th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- China
- Russian Federation
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0096 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1958 it was China ahead.
China ranks 152nd and Russian Federation ranks 154th of 200 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1349 under-five deaths per woman | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 1960s | 0.96 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0853 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8747 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 1970s | 0.3746 under-five deaths per woman | 0.056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3186 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 1980s | 0.1507 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0515 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0992 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 1990s | 0.0831 under-five deaths per woman | 0.031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0521 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 2000s | 0.0419 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman | 0.022 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 2010s | 0.0195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 2020s | 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, China or Russian Federation?
- China, at 0.0096 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between China and Russian Federation?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russian Federation?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do China and Russian Federation rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- China ranks 152nd and Russian Federation ranks 154th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).