China vs United States of America: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
China
0.5%
in 2023
United States of America
0.5%
in 2023
China rank
175th
United States of America rank
174th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America 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 United States of America ranks 174th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.5% | 2.5% | 9.0% | China |
| 1960s | 10.3% | 2.1% | 8.2% | China |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 1.4% | 4.6% | China |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 1.0% | 3.1% | China |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 0.7% | 2.6% | China |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | China |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, 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 United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- China ranks 175th and United States of America ranks 174th 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.