China vs Maldives: Mortality rate, under-5
China
5.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Maldives
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
149th
Maldives rank
152nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- China
- Maldives
How they compare
China currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Maldives ahead.
China ranks 149th and Maldives ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118 per 1,000 live births | 268.4 per 1,000 live births | 150.4 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1970s | 87.74 per 1,000 live births | 208.34 per 1,000 live births | 120.6 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 56.08 per 1,000 live births | 119.49 per 1,000 live births | 63.41 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 47.56 per 1,000 live births | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | 17.94 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 25.88 per 1,000 live births | 24.99 per 1,000 live births | 0.89 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 11.45 per 1,000 live births | 10.38 per 1,000 live births | 1.07 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | 6.08 per 1,000 live births | 0.5 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 Maldives?
- China, at 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between China and Maldives?
- 0.3 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?
- China ranks 149th and Maldives ranks 152nd 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.