China vs Upper middle income: Number of under-five deaths
China
53,968
in 2024
Upper middle income
384,951
in 2024
China rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
25th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 384,951 against 53,968 in China, a difference of 330,983.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 7.1 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 196 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 | 1.01 million | 2.17 million | 1.17 million | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 435,239 | 1.15 million | 715,014 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 204,823 | 685,493 | 480,670 | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 76,248 | 432,463 | 356,215 | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, China or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 384,951 against 53,968 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between China and Upper middle income?
- 330,983, 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 under-five deaths?
- China ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 25th of 196 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
Number of children dying before reaching age five.