China vs Russia: Children died before five per woman

China
0.0096
in 2024
Russia
0.0093
in 2024
China rank
152nd
Russia rank
154th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • China
  • Russia
0123186719452024

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0096 against 0.0093 in Russia, a difference of 0.0003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1958 it was China ahead.

China ranks 152nd and Russia ranks 154th of 200 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Russia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.3 0.1349 1.16 China
1960s 0.96 0.0853 0.8747 China
1970s 0.3746 0.056 0.3186 China
1980s 0.1507 0.0515 0.0992 China
1990s 0.0831 0.031 0.0521 China
2000s 0.0419 0.0198 0.022 China
2010s 0.0195 0.0141 0.0054 China
2020s 0.0097 0.0091 0.0006 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, China or Russia?
China, at 0.0096 against 0.0093 in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between China and Russia?
0.0003, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do China and Russia rank globally for children died before five per woman?
China ranks 152nd and Russia ranks 154th 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