China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of under-five deaths

China
53,968
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
652,730
in 2024
China rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 652,730 against 53,968 in China, a difference of 598,762.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.01 million 1.21 million 202,524 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 435,239 967,460 532,221 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 204,823 844,765 639,942 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 76,248 687,761 611,513 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, China or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 652,730 against 53,968 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
598,762, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
China ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th 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 under-five 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 under-five 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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.