China vs Maldives: Children died before five per woman

China
0.0096
in 2024
Maldives
0.01
in 2024
China rank
152nd
Maldives rank
150th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • China
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.01 against 0.0096 in China, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Maldives ahead.

China ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 150th of 200 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8433 2.1 1.26 Maldives
1970s 0.3746 1.51 1.13 Maldives
1980s 0.1507 0.8342 0.6835 Maldives
1990s 0.0831 0.3086 0.2254 Maldives
2000s 0.0419 0.0602 0.0183 Maldives
2010s 0.0195 0.0213 0.0019 Maldives
2020s 0.0097 0.0109 0.0012 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, China or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.01 against 0.0096 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between China and Maldives?
0.0004, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Maldives?
59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do China and Maldives rank globally for children died before five per woman?
China ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 150th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed