Canada vs China: Mortality rate, infant
Canada
4.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
China
4.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Canada rank
153rd
China rank
151st
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 4.5 per 1,000 live births against 4.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 54 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 153rd and China ranks 151st of 195 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.63 per 1,000 live births | 67.02 per 1,000 live births | 52.39 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1980s | 8.37 per 1,000 live births | 44.41 per 1,000 live births | 36.04 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 5.96 per 1,000 live births | 38.71 per 1,000 live births | 32.75 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 5.21 per 1,000 live births | 20.98 per 1,000 live births | 15.77 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 4.71 per 1,000 live births | 8.83 per 1,000 live births | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 4.47 per 1,000 live births | 4.97 per 1,000 live births | 0.5 per 1,000 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Canada or China?
- China, at 4.5 per 1,000 live births against 4.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Canada and China?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Canada ranks 153rd and China ranks 151st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release