China vs Nepal
China vs Nepal: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 2.5 per 100 live births in Nepal, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nepal, by 1.9 per 100 live births, or 4.4 times that in China.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Nepal 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
| Year | China | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 1.2 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 1.7 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2.4 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 7 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 4.4 | 9.4 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 4.6 | 10 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 4.7 | 10.5 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 5.1 | 11.8 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 5.3 | 13.1 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 5.4 | 13.8 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 5.4 | 14.6 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 1987 | 5.4 | 16 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 5.4 | 16.7 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 5.4 | 17.5 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 5.5 | 18.1 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 5.6 | 18.8 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 5.8 | 19.5 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 6 | 20.1 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 6.3 | 20.8 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 6.6 | 21.5 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 7 | 22.1 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 7.4 | 22.7 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 7.9 | 23.3 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 8.4 | 23.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 9 | 24.5 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 9.5 | 25 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 10.1 | 25.6 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 10.6 | 26.2 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 11.2 | 26.8 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 11.8 | 27.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 13.2 | 28.1 | 15 |
| 1967 | – | 28.7 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | – | 29.4 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 11.5 | 30.1 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | – | 30.8 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | – | 31.5 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 16.8 | 32 | 17 |
| 1961 | 26.2 | 32.5 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 30.9 | 33 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 26.9 | 33.3 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 23.3 | 33.5 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 33.7 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 33.8 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 29.1 | 33.9 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 34 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 34.1 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | 34.2 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | 34.3 | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 31.7 | 34.3 | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | – | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 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 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
China vs Nepal
Health
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Nepal: 29.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Nepal: -0.14% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Nepal: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Nepal: 67% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Nepal: 24.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Nepal: 6.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Nepal: -13.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Nepal: 0.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Nepal: $429M in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Nepal: $14 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Nepal: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Nepal: 112,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Nepal: 0.18% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Nepal: 1.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Nepal: 6 million TIV in 2025