Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, China or Latin America & Caribbean?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 62,649 against 24,211 in China as of 2024.

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

38,438, 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Latin America & Caribbean: Number of under-five deaths, female

China

24,211

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean

62,649

in 2024

China rank

24th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

27th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

China
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 62,649 against 24,211 in China, a difference of 38,438.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 2.6 times China's.

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

China ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	447,884	230,342	217,542	China
2000s	187,716	130,002	57,714	China
2010s	88,875	87,295	1,580	China
2020s	34,012	66,952	32,940	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, China or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 62,649 against 24,211 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between China and Latin America & Caribbean?: 38,438, 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 under-five deaths, female?: China ranks 24th 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 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
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.