China vs India: Number of deaths
China
11.50 million deaths
in 2021
India
13.36 million deaths
in 2021
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Number of deaths over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 13.36 million deaths against 11.50 million deaths in China, a difference of 1.86 million deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.53 million deaths | 8.84 million deaths | 691,036 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 10.34 million deaths | 9.08 million deaths | 1.26 million deaths | China |
| 2020s | 11.32 million deaths | 11.85 million deaths | 524,650 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, China or India?
- India, at 13.36 million deaths against 11.50 million deaths in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between China and India?
- 1.86 million deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do China and India rank globally for number of deaths?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of 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 from all causes in both sexes.