Canada vs China: Mortality rate, under-5
Canada
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China
5.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
152nd
China rank
149th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 152nd and China ranks 149th of 196 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 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | 118 per 1,000 live births | 95.1 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1970s | 17.53 per 1,000 live births | 87.74 per 1,000 live births | 70.21 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1980s | 10.18 per 1,000 live births | 56.08 per 1,000 live births | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 7.14 per 1,000 live births | 47.56 per 1,000 live births | 40.42 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 6.07 per 1,000 live births | 25.88 per 1,000 live births | 19.81 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 11.45 per 1,000 live births | 6.05 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | 1.28 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, Canada or China?
- China, at 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Canada and China?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Canada ranks 152nd and China ranks 149th of 196 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.