China vs Italy

China vs Italy: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 0.3 per 100 live births in Italy, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.11 times that in Italy.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

China vs Italy: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 0.3 per 100 live births in Italy, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.11 times that in Italy.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearChinaItalyWorld
20240.60.33.7
20230.60.33.8
20220.70.34
20210.70.34
20200.80.33.9
20190.80.34
20180.90.34
20170.90.34.1
201610.34.2
20151.10.44.3
20141.20.44.4
20131.30.44.5
20121.40.44.7
20111.50.45
20101.60.45.1
20091.70.45.3
20081.90.45.5
200720.45.7
20062.20.46
20052.40.56.2
20042.60.56.6
20032.90.56.8
20023.10.57.1
20013.40.57.4
20003.70.67.7
19993.90.67.9
19984.10.68.3
19974.40.78.4
19964.60.78.6
19954.70.88.8
19944.90.88.9
19935.10.99.1
19925.20.99.2
19915.30.99.3
19905.419.4
19895.419.5
19885.4110
19875.41.19.9
19865.41.110.3
19855.41.210.6
19845.51.310.9
19835.61.411.1
19825.81.411.2
198161.511.6
19806.31.611.9
19796.61.711.9
197871.812.3
19777.4212.6
19767.92.112.8
19758.42.313.1
197492.513.3
19739.52.813.5
197210.1313.7
197110.63.213.9
197011.23.414.2
196911.83.514.6
196813.23.615
1967–3.815.3
1966–3.915.1
196511.54.115.1
1964–4.315.7
1963–4.516.2
196216.84.817
196126.2518.8
196030.95.220.2
195926.95.419.9
195823.35.619.7
1957–5.820.5
1956–621.3
195529.16.222.3
1954–6.522.8
1953–723.3
1952–7.523.9
1951–8.224.3
195031.78.924.7
1949–9.424.9
1948–9.524.9
1947–11.225.5
1946–13.825.8
1945–14.226.7
1944–13.727.4
1943–15.727.7
1942–15.427.9
1941–15.327.8
1940–14.227.9
1939–1428
1938–15.728.7
1937–16.228.8
1936–14.529.1
1935–15.129.5
1934–14.830.7
1933–1530.5
1932–16.330.7
1931–16.531.4
1930–16.631.6
1929–18.632
1928–18.531.9
1927–18.631.9
1926–20.132.7
1925–19.232.4
1924–1933.1
1923–19.833.1
1922–20.633.2
1921–2234.2
1920–24.434.4
1919–24.335.7
1918–35.537.6
1917–23.435.3
1916–25.535.1
1915–24.635.3
1914–2135.4
1913–22.935.1
1912–22.235.5
1911–2636
1910–24.336.4
1909–26.236.6
1908–27.637.2
1907–25.537.4
1906–26.638.1
1905–27.338.8
1904–26.838.9
1903–2839.5
1902–29.240.1
1901–27.740.8
1900–29.740.9
1899–27.340.8
1898–29.141.2
1897–28.241
1896–30.941.1
1895–32.241.3
1894–31.641.2
1893–31.741.2
1892–32.441.7
1891–33.641.3
1890–33.341.5
1889–32.941.2
1888–34.841
1887–35.941.1
1886–36.541.1
1885–35.741.2
1884–35.141.1
1883–37.541.4
1882–39.141.5
1881–38.641.1
1880–38.741.6
1879–37.341.1
1878–37.141.6
1877–36.741.2
1876–37.841.4
1875–40.441.5
1874–40.541.7
1873–4141.8
1872–44.542.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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