China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of under-five deaths, male

China
29,757
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
363,030
in 2024
China rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
20th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 363,030 against 29,757 in China, a difference of 333,273.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.2 times China's.

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

China ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 197 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 558,611 645,957 87,346 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 247,523 527,359 279,835 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 115,948 465,504 349,557 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 42,236 381,711 339,475 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, China or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 363,030 against 29,757 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
333,273, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
China ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th 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

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.