Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, China or East Asia & Pacific?

East Asia & Pacific, at 97,812 against 16,227 in China as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between China and East Asia & Pacific?

81,585, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific?

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

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs East Asia & Pacific: Number of infant deaths, female

China

16,227

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific

97,812

in 2024

China rank

25th

East Asia & Pacific rank

23rd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

China
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 97,812 against 16,227 in China, a difference of 81,585.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.0 times China's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

China ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1990s	351,550	610,458	258,907	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	150,800	326,006	175,207	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	68,236	190,533	122,297	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	22,669	110,670	88,001	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, China or East Asia & Pacific?: East Asia & Pacific, at 97,812 against 16,227 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between China and East Asia & Pacific?: 81,585, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: China ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.