China vs French Polynesia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
China
0.5%
in 2023
French Polynesia
0.5%
in 2023
China rank
175th
French Polynesia rank
172nd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- China
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 175th and French Polynesia ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.5% | 8.4% | 3.1% | China |
| 1960s | 10.3% | 6.1% | 4.1% | China |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 1.2% | China |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1.6% | China |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% | China |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | China |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, China or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between China and French Polynesia?
- 0.0%, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and French Polynesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and French Polynesia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- China ranks 175th and French Polynesia ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.