China vs Upper middle income: Number of infant deaths
China
36,113
in 2024
Upper middle income
315,969
in 2024
China rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
25th
Number of infant deaths over time
- China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 315,969 against 36,113 in China, a difference of 279,856.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 8.7 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 801,074 | 1.75 million | 947,589 | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 351,831 | 932,657 | 580,826 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 157,741 | 564,907 | 407,166 | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 50,711 | 351,497 | 300,786 | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, China or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 315,969 against 36,113 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between China and Upper middle income?
- 279,856, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- China ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 25th 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.