Taiwan

Child mortality in Taiwan

Child mortality in Taiwan: 2.7 per 100 live births in 1970 and 0.5 per 100 live births in 2010, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates.

Latest, 2010
0.5 per 100 live births
Since 1970
−2.2 per 100 live births
World, 2010
5.1 per 100 live births
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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Child mortality in TaiwanChild mortality in Taiwan: 2.7 per 100 live births in 1970 and 0.5 per 100 live births in 2010, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. The world as a whole: 5.1 per 100 live births in 2010.
Estimates, Gapminder and UN IGMEWorld

Every year

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

YearTaiwanWorld
2024–3.7
2023–3.8
2022–4
2021–4
2020–3.9
2019–4
2018–4
2017–4.1
2016–4.2
2015–4.3
2014–4.4
2013–4.5
2012–4.7
2011–5
20100.55.1
20090.65.3
20080.65.5
20070.75.7
20060.76
20050.76.2
20040.76.6
20030.76.8
20020.87.1
20010.87.4
20000.97.7
19990.97.9
19980.98.3
19970.98.4
19960.98.6
19950.98.8
19940.88.9
19930.89.1
19920.89.2
19910.89.3
19900.99.4
19890.99.5
19880.910
19870.99.9
1986110.3
19851.110.6
19841.110.9
19831.211.1
19821.311.2
19811.411.6
19801.511.9
19791.511.9
19781.612.3
19771.712.6
19761.812.8
1975213.1
1974213.3
19732.213.5
19722.213.7
19712.513.9
19702.714.2
1969–14.6
1968–15
1967–15.3
1966–15.1
1965–15.1
1964–15.7
1963–16.2
1962–17
1961–18.8
1960–20.2
1959–19.9
1958–19.7
1957–20.5
1956–21.3
1955–22.3
1954–22.8
1953–23.3
1952–23.9
1951–24.3
1950–24.7
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

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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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