China vs Puerto Rico: Infant mortality rates
China
0.5102
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.5183
in 2023
China rank
169th
Puerto Rico rank
168th
Infant mortality rates over time
- China
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.5183 against 0.5102 in China, a difference of 0.0081.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 169th and Puerto Rico ranks 168th of 229 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.11 | 5.31 | 6.8 | China |
| 1960s | 10.69 | 3.62 | 7.07 | China |
| 1970s | 6.33 | 2.54 | 3.79 | China |
| 1980s | 4.31 | 1.98 | 2.34 | China |
| 1990s | 3.58 | 1.43 | 2.15 | China |
| 2000s | 2.04 | 0.8311 | 1.2 | China |
| 2010s | 0.9236 | 0.651 | 0.2726 | China |
| 2020s | 0.5533 | 0.5388 | 0.0145 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, China or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.5183 against 0.5102 in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between China and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0081, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Puerto Rico rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- China ranks 169th and Puerto Rico ranks 168th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.