Canada vs China: Mortality rate, adult, female

Canada
54.89 per 1,000 female adults
in 2023
China
55.97 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Canada rank
161st
China rank
158th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Canada
  • China
0100200300400500196019922024

How they compare

China currently reports 55.97 per 1,000 female adults against 54.89 per 1,000 female adults in Canada, a difference of 1.08 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

Canada ranks 161st and China ranks 158th of 218 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China Difference Ahead
1960s 105.56 per 1,000 female adults 321.27 per 1,000 female adults 215.71 per 1,000 female adults China
1970s 95.89 per 1,000 female adults 211.83 per 1,000 female adults 115.94 per 1,000 female adults China
1980s 77.87 per 1,000 female adults 148.9 per 1,000 female adults 71.03 per 1,000 female adults China
1990s 66.26 per 1,000 female adults 104.44 per 1,000 female adults 38.18 per 1,000 female adults China
2000s 57.44 per 1,000 female adults 78.15 per 1,000 female adults 20.71 per 1,000 female adults China
2010s 51.5 per 1,000 female adults 62.87 per 1,000 female adults 11.37 per 1,000 female adults China
2020s 55.25 per 1,000 female adults 55.84 per 1,000 female adults 0.5877 per 1,000 female adults China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Canada or China?
China, at 55.97 per 1,000 female adults against 54.89 per 1,000 female adults in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Canada and China?
1.08 per 1,000 female adults, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Canada and China rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Canada ranks 161st and China ranks 158th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
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Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.