Canada vs United Kingdom: Number of child deaths per woman
Canada
0.0085 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0088 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Canada rank
161st
United Kingdom rank
158th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman in Canada, a difference of 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 200 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9785 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6564 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3221 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.9925 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4075 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5851 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.4863 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2612 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2251 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.2809 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1516 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1292 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.2046 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0803 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.1494 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0724 under-five deaths per woman | 0.077 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.0906 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0668 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0238 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0343 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0365 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0022 under-five deaths per woman | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0212 under-five deaths per woman | 0.004 under-five deaths per woman | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0133 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0014 under-five deaths per woman | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0083 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.0003 under-five deaths per woman, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Canada ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 158th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).