China vs Russia

China vs Russia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0 per 100 live births, or 1.1 times that in Russia.

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

China vs Russia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 0 per 100 live births, or 1.1 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1958.
  • 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

YearChinaRussiaWorld
20240.60.53.7
20230.60.53.8
20220.70.54
20210.70.64
20200.80.63.9
20190.80.64
20180.90.64
20170.90.74.1
201610.84.2
20151.10.84.3
20141.20.94.4
20131.314.5
20121.414.7
20111.515
20101.615.1
20091.71.15.3
20081.91.15.5
200721.25.7
20062.21.36
20052.41.46.2
20042.61.56.6
20032.91.66.8
20023.11.77.1
20013.41.87.4
20003.71.97.7
19993.927.9
19984.12.18.3
19974.42.18.4
19964.62.28.6
19954.72.28.8
19944.92.28.9
19935.12.29.1
19925.22.29.2
19915.32.29.3
19905.42.29.4
19895.42.29.5
19885.42.310
19875.42.39.9
19865.42.410.3
19855.42.510.6
19845.52.610.9
19835.62.611.1
19825.82.711.2
198162.711.6
19806.32.711.9
19796.62.811.9
197872.812.3
19777.42.812.6
19767.92.812.8
19758.42.813.1
197492.813.3
19739.52.813.5
197210.12.813.7
197110.62.813.9
197011.22.914.2
196911.82.914.6
196813.2315
1967–3.115.3
1966–3.215.1
196511.53.415.1
1964–3.615.7
1963–3.816.2
196216.8417
196126.24.318.8
196030.94.620.2
195926.94.919.9
195823.35.219.7
1957––20.5
1956––21.3
195529.1–22.3
1954––22.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
195031.7–24.7
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
1911–38.536
1910–4436.4
1909–40.336.6
1908–39.637.2
1907–36.637.4
1906–40.338.1
1905–44.238.8
1904–37.738.9
1903–40.639.5
1902–41.940.1
1901–44.240.8
1900–40.940.9
1899–3940.8
1898–45.341.2
1897–42.241
1896–44.541.1
1895–45.341.3
1894–4341.2
1893–40.941.2
1892–49.941.7
1891–44.241.3
1890–47.441.5
1889–44.741.2
1888–40.641
1887–41.641.1
1886–40.341.1
1885–43.941.2
1884–41.341.1
1883–46.141.4
1882–48.941.5
1881–40.941.1
1880–46.541.6
1879–40.941.1
1878–48.741.6
1877–42.241.2
1876–45.241.4
1875–43.241.5
1874–42.641.7
1873–42.641.8
1872–47.942.1
1871–44.542.2
1870–40.341.9
1869–44.742.1
1868–48.642.4
1867–39.542
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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