Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kuwait or Taiwan, China?

Taiwan, China, at 396 deaths against 359 deaths in Kuwait as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kuwait and Taiwan, China?

37 deaths, with Taiwan, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Taiwan, China?

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.

Kuwait vs Taiwan, China: Number of infants who die before age 1

Kuwait

359 deaths

in 2023

Taiwan, China

396 deaths

in 2023

Kuwait rank

125th

Taiwan, China rank

122nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Kuwait
Taiwan, China

How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 396 deaths against 359 deaths in Kuwait, a difference of 37 deaths.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Taiwan, China has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 125th and Taiwan, China ranks 122nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Taiwan, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,132 deaths	18,779 deaths	17,647 deaths	Taiwan, China
1960s	1,677 deaths	11,508 deaths	9,831 deaths	Taiwan, China
1970s	1,815 deaths	5,818 deaths	4,002 deaths	Taiwan, China
1980s	1,186 deaths	3,203 deaths	2,018 deaths	Taiwan, China
1990s	529.2 deaths	2,042 deaths	1,513 deaths	Taiwan, China
2000s	486.1 deaths	1,139 deaths	653 deaths	Taiwan, China
2010s	468.8 deaths	711.6 deaths	242.8 deaths	Taiwan, China
2020s	360.75 deaths	453.75 deaths	93 deaths	Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kuwait or Taiwan, China?: Taiwan, China, at 396 deaths against 359 deaths in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kuwait and Taiwan, China?: 37 deaths, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Taiwan, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Taiwan, China rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Kuwait ranks 125th and Taiwan, China ranks 122nd 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.