Canada vs Ukraine: Number of children who die before age 5

Canada
1,753 deaths
in 2023
Ukraine
1,530 deaths
in 2023
Canada rank
99th
Ukraine rank
101st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

  • Canada
  • Ukraine
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195019862023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1,753 deaths against 1,530 deaths in Ukraine, a difference of 223 deaths.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.

Canada ranks 99th and Ukraine ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 17,020 deaths 63,520 deaths 46,500 deaths Ukraine
1960s 11,771 deaths 21,997 deaths 10,226 deaths Ukraine
1970s 6,170 deaths 17,215 deaths 11,045 deaths Ukraine
1980s 3,782 deaths 15,427 deaths 11,645 deaths Ukraine
1990s 2,712 deaths 9,763 deaths 7,051 deaths Ukraine
2000s 2,106 deaths 5,803 deaths 3,698 deaths Ukraine
2010s 2,067 deaths 4,328 deaths 2,261 deaths Ukraine
2020s 1,819 deaths 2,065 deaths 246.25 deaths Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Canada or Ukraine?
Canada, at 1,753 deaths against 1,530 deaths in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Canada and Ukraine?
223 deaths, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ukraine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Ukraine rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
Canada ranks 99th and Ukraine ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.