Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, China or Côte d'Ivoire?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 51,447 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between China and Côte d'Ivoire?

5,656 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Côte d'Ivoire?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Côte d'Ivoire: Number of infants who die before age 1

China

45,791 deaths

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire

51,447 deaths

in 2023

China rank

19th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

17th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

China
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 51,447 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China, a difference of 5,656 deaths.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

China ranks 19th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 236 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.91 million deaths	32,773 deaths	2.88 million deaths	China
1960s	2.77 million deaths	38,929 deaths	2.73 million deaths	China
1970s	1.63 million deaths	44,708 deaths	1.59 million deaths	China
1980s	1.05 million deaths	50,850 deaths	995,748 deaths	China
1990s	734,183 deaths	67,113 deaths	667,070 deaths	China
2000s	343,836 deaths	73,043 deaths	270,793 deaths	China
2010s	164,589 deaths	63,107 deaths	101,482 deaths	China
2020s	57,755 deaths	53,031 deaths	4,724 deaths	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, China or Côte d'Ivoire?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 51,447 deaths against 45,791 deaths in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between China and Côte d'Ivoire?: 5,656 deaths, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Côte d'Ivoire?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: China ranks 19th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.