What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between China and Croatia?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with China ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Croatia: Mortality rate, under-5

China

5.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Croatia

5.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

China rank

149th

Croatia rank

151st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

China
Croatia

How they compare

China currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.6 per 1,000 live births in Croatia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 44 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 149th and Croatia ranks 151st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Croatia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	55.36 per 1,000 live births	17.93 per 1,000 live births	37.42 per 1,000 live births	China
1990s	47.56 per 1,000 live births	10.65 per 1,000 live births	36.91 per 1,000 live births	China
2000s	25.88 per 1,000 live births	7.02 per 1,000 live births	18.86 per 1,000 live births	China
2010s	11.45 per 1,000 live births	5.02 per 1,000 live births	6.43 per 1,000 live births	China
2020s	6.58 per 1,000 live births	4.92 per 1,000 live births	1.66 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, China or Croatia?: China, at 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.6 per 1,000 live births in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between China and Croatia?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Croatia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do China and Croatia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: China ranks 149th and Croatia ranks 151st 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.