China vs India: Number of deaths
China
11.68 million
in 2023
India
9.51 million
in 2023
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Number of deaths over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 11.68 million against 9.51 million in India, a difference of 2.18 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.55 million | 8.17 million | 4.38 million | China |
| 1960s | 11.79 million | 9.04 million | 2.75 million | China |
| 1970s | 8.51 million | 9.45 million | 939,715 | India |
| 1980s | 7.60 million | 9.40 million | 1.80 million | India |
| 1990s | 7.65 million | 9.20 million | 1.55 million | India |
| 2000s | 8.20 million | 9.04 million | 837,319 | India |
| 2010s | 9.48 million | 8.99 million | 492,032 | China |
| 2020s | 10.96 million | 10.52 million | 440,378 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, China or India?
- China, at 11.68 million against 9.51 million in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between China and India?
- 2.18 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for number of deaths?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.