China vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of infant deaths, female

China
16,227
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
53,509
in 2024
China rank
25th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

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  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 53,509 against 16,227 in China, a difference of 37,282.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 351,550 184,709 166,841 China
2000s 150,800 107,096 43,704 China
2010s 68,236 73,300 5,064 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 22,669 56,953 34,284 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, China or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 53,509 against 16,227 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
37,282, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
China ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.