China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths
China
36,113
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
579,186
in 2024
China rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- China
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 579,186 against 36,113 in China, a difference of 543,073.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.0 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 801,074 | 992,951 | 191,877 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 351,831 | 823,037 | 471,206 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 157,741 | 732,410 | 574,669 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 50,711 | 606,842 | 556,131 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, China or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 579,186 against 36,113 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 543,073, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- China ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.