China vs Croatia: Infant mortality rate
China
0.4079 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Croatia
0.4121 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
161st
Croatia rank
159th
Infant mortality rate over time
- China
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4079 deaths per 100 live births in China, a difference of 0.0042 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.
China ranks 161st and Croatia ranks 159th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9115 deaths per 100 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5985 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 0.8818 deaths per 100 live births | 0.426 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4558 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.4776 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3986 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0789 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, China or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 0.4121 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4079 deaths per 100 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between China and Croatia?
- 0.0042 deaths per 100 live births, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Croatia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do China and Croatia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- China ranks 161st and Croatia ranks 159th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant 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 estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .