Brazil vs China: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Brazil
18,331 deaths
in 2024
China
22,892 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
26th
China rank
25th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 22,892 deaths against 18,331 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 4,561 deaths.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 26th and China ranks 25th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78,168 deaths | 542,688 deaths | 464,520 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 46,531 deaths | 251,261 deaths | 204,730 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 28,871 deaths | 102,691 deaths | 73,820 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 21,724 deaths | 30,237 deaths | 8,513 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Brazil or China?
- China, at 22,892 deaths against 18,331 deaths in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Brazil and China?
- 4,561 deaths, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Brazil ranks 26th and China ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .