China vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Mortality rate, infant
China
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
155th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
155th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- China
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
China currently reports 4.1 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.
China ranks 155th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 155th 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1970s | 67.12 per 1,000 live births | 15.62 per 1,000 live births | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1980s | 44.44 per 1,000 live births | 10 per 1,000 live births | 34.44 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 38.71 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 32.31 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 20.95 per 1,000 live births | 5.13 per 1,000 live births | 15.82 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 8.81 per 1,000 live births | 3.98 per 1,000 live births | 4.83 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 4.78 per 1,000 live births | 4 per 1,000 live births | 0.78 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- China, at 4.1 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- China ranks 155th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 155th 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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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.