Spain vs Taiwan, China: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Spain
0.0047 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Taiwan, China
0.0049 under-five deaths per woman
in 2010
Spain rank
182nd
Taiwan, China rank
181st
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Spain
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0047 under-five deaths per woman in Spain, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Taiwan, China ahead.
Spain ranks 182nd and Taiwan, China ranks 181st of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0639 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0648 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 0.0206 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0235 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0028 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 1990s | 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0148 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 2000s | 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0024 under-five deaths per woman | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman | Spain |
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, Spain or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0047 under-five deaths per woman in Spain as of 2010.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Spain and Taiwan, China?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan, China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
- How do Spain and Taiwan, China rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Spain ranks 182nd and Taiwan, China ranks 181st 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).