Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, China or Latin America & Caribbean?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 53,812 against 16,227 in China as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between China and Latin America & Caribbean?

37,585, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America & Caribbean?

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 Latin America & Caribbean: Number of infant deaths, female

China

16,227

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean

53,812

in 2024

China rank

25th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

27th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

China
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 53,812 against 16,227 in China, a difference of 37,585.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 3.3 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	351,550	185,336	166,215	China
2000s	150,800	107,455	43,345	China
2010s	68,236	73,593	5,356	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	22,669	57,244	34,575	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, China or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 53,812 against 16,227 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between China and Latin America & Caribbean?: 37,585, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America & Caribbean?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: China ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th 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.