Brazil vs China: Number of infant deaths
Brazil
31,647 deaths
in 2024
China
36,113 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
27th
China rank
25th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 36,113 deaths against 31,647 deaths in Brazil, a difference of 4,466 deaths.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 27th and China ranks 25th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 321,223 deaths | 1.73 million deaths | 1.41 million deaths | China |
| 1980s | 249,859 deaths | 1.06 million deaths | 812,889 deaths | China |
| 1990s | 148,458 deaths | 801,074 deaths | 652,616 deaths | China |
| 2000s | 71,779 deaths | 351,831 deaths | 280,052 deaths | China |
| 2010s | 41,532 deaths | 157,741 deaths | 116,209 deaths | China |
| 2020s | 33,360 deaths | 50,711 deaths | 17,351 deaths | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Brazil or China?
- China, at 36,113 deaths against 31,647 deaths in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Brazil and China?
- 4,466 deaths, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Brazil ranks 27th and China ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant 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 of children aged under 1 .