Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, China or Least developed countries?

Least developed countries, at 208,252 against 14,142 in China as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between China and Least developed countries?

194,110, with Least developed countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Least developed countries?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Least developed countries: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years

China

14,142

in 2024

Least developed countries

208,252

in 2024

China rank

8th

Least developed countries rank

11th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time

China
Least developed countries

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 208,252 against 14,142 in China, a difference of 194,110.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 14.7 times China's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

China ranks 8th and Least developed countries ranks 11th of 196 countries.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Least developed countries	Difference	Ahead
1990s	79,438	389,691	310,253	Least developed countries
2000s	32,948	297,545	264,597	Least developed countries
2010s	19,230	235,391	216,161	Least developed countries
2020s	15,765	221,160	205,395	Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, China or Least developed countries?: Least developed countries, at 208,252 against 14,142 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between China and Least developed countries?: 194,110, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Least developed countries?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Least developed countries rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?: China ranks 8th and Least developed countries ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 8,505 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years