China vs Upper middle income: Number of neonatal deaths

China
22,892
in 2024
Upper middle income
196,632
in 2024
China rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
25th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • China
  • Upper middle income
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199020072024

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 196,632 against 22,892 in China, a difference of 173,740.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 8.6 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 542,688 1.05 million 506,075 Upper middle income
2000s 251,261 589,457 338,196 Upper middle income
2010s 102,691 353,958 251,267 Upper middle income
2020s 30,237 219,612 189,375 Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, China or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 196,632 against 22,892 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between China and Upper middle income?
173,740, 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 neonatal 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.