China vs Sudan
China vs Sudan: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in China and 6.2 per 100 live births in Sudan, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 5.6 per 100 live births, or 11 times that in China.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher since 1962, when it overtook China.
- 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 | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 6 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6.2 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 10.1 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 9.5 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 4.1 | 14.8 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 4.6 | 11.5 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 4.9 | 12.1 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 5.1 | 12.3 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 5.2 | 12.6 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 5.4 | 13.1 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 5.4 | 29.7 | 10 |
| 1987 | 5.4 | 13.8 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 5.4 | 13.9 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 5.4 | 17.8 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 5.5 | 18.1 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 5.6 | 18.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 5.8 | 14.5 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 6 | 14.7 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 6.3 | 14.8 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 6.6 | 14.9 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 7 | 15 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 7.4 | 15.1 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 7.9 | 15.3 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 8.4 | 15.4 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 9 | 15.5 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 9.5 | 15.6 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 10.1 | 15.7 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 10.6 | 15.8 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 11.2 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 11.8 | 16 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 15 |
| 1967 | – | 16.3 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | – | 16.5 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 11.5 | 16.7 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | – | 16.9 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | – | 17.1 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 17 |
| 1961 | 26.2 | 17.6 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 30.9 | 17.9 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 26.9 | 18.2 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 23.3 | 18.5 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 18.8 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 19.1 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 29.1 | 19.4 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 19.7 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 20 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 31.7 | – | 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 | – | – | 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 Sudan
Health
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013