China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female

China
5,219
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
139,080
in 2024
China rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
6th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female over time

  • China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020072024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 139,080 against 5,219 in China, a difference of 133,861.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 26.6 times China's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 31,679 196,005 164,326 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 11,795 172,875 161,080 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 6,816 151,497 144,681 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 5,761 146,081 140,320 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 139,080 against 5,219 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female between China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
133,861, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
China ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years