China vs Egypt: Number of child deaths
China
53,968 deaths
in 2024
Egypt
53,943 deaths
in 2024
China rank
23rd
Egypt rank
24th
Number of child deaths over time
- China
- Egypt
How they compare
China currently reports 53,968 deaths against 53,943 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 25 deaths.
Across all 51 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 23rd and Egypt ranks 24th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.80 million deaths | 321,459 deaths | 1.48 million deaths | China |
| 1980s | 1.32 million deaths | 230,746 deaths | 1.09 million deaths | China |
| 1990s | 1.01 million deaths | 128,566 deaths | 877,931 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 435,239 deaths | 81,066 deaths | 354,173 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 204,823 deaths | 70,436 deaths | 134,387 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 76,248 deaths | 55,971 deaths | 20,277 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, China or Egypt?
- China, at 53,968 deaths against 53,943 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between China and Egypt?
- 25 deaths, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and Egypt rank globally for number of child deaths?
- China ranks 23rd and Egypt ranks 24th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of 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 under 5 .