China vs Japan

China vs Japan: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 0.2 per 100 live births in Japan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.38 times that in Japan.

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

China vs Japan: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 0.2 per 100 live births in Japan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.38 times that in Japan.
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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

YearChinaJapanWorld
20240.60.23.7
20230.60.23.8
20220.70.24
20210.70.24
20200.80.23.9
20190.80.34
20180.90.34
20170.90.34.1
201610.34.2
20151.10.34.3
20141.20.34.4
20131.30.34.5
20121.40.34.7
20111.50.35
20101.60.35.1
20091.70.35.3
20081.90.35.5
200720.45.7
20062.20.46
20052.40.46.2
20042.60.46.6
20032.90.46.8
20023.10.47.1
20013.40.47.4
20003.70.57.7
19993.90.57.9
19984.10.58.3
19974.40.58.4
19964.60.68.6
19954.70.68.8
19944.90.68.9
19935.10.69.1
19925.20.69.2
19915.30.69.3
19905.40.69.4
19895.40.69.5
19885.40.710
19875.40.79.9
19865.40.710.3
19855.40.810.6
19845.50.810.9
19835.60.811.1
19825.80.911.2
198160.911.6
19806.3111.9
19796.61.111.9
197871.112.3
19777.41.212.6
19767.91.312.8
19758.41.313.1
197491.413.3
19739.51.513.5
197210.11.613.7
197110.61.713.9
197011.21.814.2
196911.81.914.6
196813.2215
1967–2.115.3
1966–2.315.1
196511.52.515.1
1964–2.715.7
1963–316.2
196216.83.317
196126.23.618.8
196030.9420.2
195926.94.319.9
195823.34.719.7
1957–520.5
1956–5.421.3
195529.15.822.3
1954–6.322.8
1953–6.823.3
1952–7.523.9
1951–8.324.3
195031.79.224.7
1949–10.124.9
1948–9.924.9
1947–14.825.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943–12.627.7
1942–12.427.9
1941–12.127.8
1940–13.127.9
1939–16.228
1938–17.728.7
1937–1628.8
1936–18.129.1
1935–16.229.5
1934–19.630.7
1933–1930.5
1932–18.330.7
1931–20.931.4
1930–19.631.6
1929–22.832
1928–2231.9
1927–22.831.9
1926–21.932.7
1925–22.832.4
1924–25.333.1
1923–26.533.1
1922–2733.2
1921–28.634.2
1920–2734.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
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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