China vs Madagascar: Number of children who die before age 5
China
70,824 deaths
in 2023
Madagascar
64,828 deaths
in 2023
China rank
17th
Madagascar rank
20th
Number of children who die before age 5 over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
China currently reports 70,824 deaths against 64,828 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 5,996 deaths.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.55 million deaths | 46,668 deaths | 4.51 million deaths | China |
| 1960s | 4.23 million deaths | 49,909 deaths | 4.18 million deaths | China |
| 1970s | 2.32 million deaths | 58,506 deaths | 2.27 million deaths | China |
| 1980s | 1.36 million deaths | 77,098 deaths | 1.29 million deaths | China |
| 1990s | 983,800 deaths | 77,512 deaths | 906,288 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 435,894 deaths | 63,245 deaths | 372,649 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 205,831 deaths | 57,263 deaths | 148,568 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 81,139 deaths | 63,634 deaths | 17,506 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, China or Madagascar?
- China, at 70,824 deaths against 64,828 deaths in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between China and Madagascar?
- 5,996 deaths, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
- China ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.