China vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, female

China
24,211
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
120,415
in 2024
China rank
24th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
24th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • China
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 120,415 against 24,211 in China, a difference of 96,204.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.0 times China's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 24th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 197 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 447,884 782,866 334,982 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 187,716 406,896 219,180 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 88,875 235,729 146,854 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 34,012 138,522 104,510 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, China or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 120,415 against 24,211 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
96,204, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
China ranks 24th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.