Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, China or Upper middle income?

Upper middle income, at 214,993 against 29,757 in China as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between China and Upper middle income?

185,236, with Upper middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?

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 Upper middle income: Number of under-five deaths, male

China

29,757

in 2024

Upper middle income

214,993

in 2024

China rank

22nd

Upper middle income rank

21st

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

China
Upper middle income

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 214,993 against 29,757 in China, a difference of 185,236.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 7.2 times China's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 21st of 197 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	558,611	1.20 million	645,917	Upper middle income
2000s	247,523	644,695	397,172	Upper middle income
2010s	115,948	384,461	268,514	Upper middle income
2020s	42,236	241,523	199,287	Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, China or Upper middle income?: Upper middle income, at 214,993 against 29,757 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between China and Upper middle income?: 185,236, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: China ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 21st 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: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.