What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between China and Serbia?

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Serbia?

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Serbia: Mortality rate, infant

China

4.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Serbia

4.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

China rank

155th

Serbia rank

153rd

Mortality rate, infant over time

China
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was China ahead.

China ranks 155th and Serbia ranks 153rd of 197 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	43.22 per 1,000 live births	31.25 per 1,000 live births	11.97 per 1,000 live births	China
1990s	38.71 per 1,000 live births	17.57 per 1,000 live births	21.14 per 1,000 live births	China
2000s	20.95 per 1,000 live births	8.48 per 1,000 live births	12.47 per 1,000 live births	China
2010s	8.81 per 1,000 live births	5.6 per 1,000 live births	3.21 per 1,000 live births	China
2020s	4.78 per 1,000 live births	4.6 per 1,000 live births	0.18 per 1,000 live births	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, China or Serbia?: Serbia, at 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between China and Serbia?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Serbia?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do China and Serbia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: China ranks 155th and Serbia ranks 153rd 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.