Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, China or East Asia & Pacific?

East Asia & Pacific, at 160,673 against 29,757 in China as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between China and East Asia & Pacific?

130,916, 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs East Asia & Pacific: Number of under-five deaths, male

China

29,757

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific

160,673

in 2024

China rank

22nd

East Asia & Pacific rank

23rd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

China
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 160,673 against 29,757 in China, a difference of 130,916.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 5.4 times China's.

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

China ranks 22nd 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	558,611	995,922	437,311	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	247,523	535,010	287,487	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	115,948	314,421	198,473	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	42,236	184,498	142,262	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, China or East Asia & Pacific?: East Asia & Pacific, at 160,673 against 29,757 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between China and East Asia & Pacific?: 130,916, 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 under-five deaths, male?: China ranks 22nd 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 under-five deaths, male. 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, male
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 male children dying before reaching age five.