China vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
China
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
3.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
155th
United Kingdom rank
158th
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) over time
- China
- United Kingdom
How they compare
China currently reports 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 197 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | 16 per 1,000 live births | 68.4 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1970s | 63.31 per 1,000 live births | 13.61 per 1,000 live births | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1980s | 41.75 per 1,000 live births | 8.68 per 1,000 live births | 33.07 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | 5.62 per 1,000 live births | 30.78 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 19.59 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 14.99 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 8.25 per 1,000 live births | 3.58 per 1,000 live births | 4.67 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 4.52 per 1,000 live births | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | 0.96 per 1,000 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, China or United Kingdom?
- China, at 3.9 per 1,000 live births against 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between China and United Kingdom?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- China ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.