China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years
China
14,142
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
300,126
in 2024
China rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time
- China
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 300,126 against 14,142 in China, a difference of 285,984.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.2 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,438 | 410,737 | 331,299 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 32,948 | 359,475 | 326,527 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 19,230 | 319,913 | 300,683 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 15,765 | 313,721 | 297,957 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 300,126 against 14,142 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 285,984, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- China ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 197 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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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years