China vs United States: Probability of dying that year, among females
China
0.5%
in 2023
United States
0.5%
in 2023
China rank
175th
United States rank
174th
Probability of dying that year, among females over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States 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 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 | 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 that year, among females, China or United States?
- United States, at 0.5% against 0.5% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among females between China and United States?
- 0.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for probability of dying that year, among females?
- China ranks 175th and United States 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 that year, among females. 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.