China vs Maldives: Mortality rate, under-5, male
China
6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Maldives
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
151st
Maldives rank
154th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- China
- Maldives
How they compare
China currently reports 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Maldives ahead.
China ranks 151st and Maldives ranks 154th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121.2 per 1,000 live births | 280.7 per 1,000 live births | 159.5 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1970s | 90.65 per 1,000 live births | 218.41 per 1,000 live births | 127.76 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 58.48 per 1,000 live births | 127.13 per 1,000 live births | 68.65 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 49.81 per 1,000 live births | 71.02 per 1,000 live births | 21.21 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 27.34 per 1,000 live births | 27.54 per 1,000 live births | 0.2 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 11.34 per 1,000 live births | 0.76 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 6.92 per 1,000 live births | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.34 per 1,000 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, China or Maldives?
- China, at 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between China and Maldives?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Maldives?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do China and Maldives rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- China ranks 151st and Maldives ranks 154th 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, under-5, male (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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.