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China vs Germany: Health & Population

This page compares China and Germany across 109 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator China Germany Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 21.15 36.88 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 78.02 80.79 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 111.02 85.01 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 65.89 82.02 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 49.06 50.62 Compare →
Population, male 717.75M 41.24M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 50.94 49.38 Compare →
Rural population 480.54M 15.02M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 34.11 17.98 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 0.43 0.42 Compare →
Urban population 928.44M 68.50M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.01 1.36 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 55.97 46.20 Compare →
Population, total $1.41B 83.52M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 14.67 23.20 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 16.01 13.91 Compare →
Net migration -268,126.00 -334,072.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 5.20 5.24 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.77 8.10 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 7.76 12.10 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 80.97 83.20 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 75.25 78.50 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 90.38 92.36 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 81.66 86.35 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 105.24M 5.65M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 15.23 13.37 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 120.30M 5.96M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 16.76 14.46 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 225.55M 11.62M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 472.39M 25.84M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 68.34 61.13 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 504.40M 26.68M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 70.28 64.70 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 976.80M 52.53M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 69.33 62.89 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 113.59M 10.78M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 16.43 25.50 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 93.04M 8.59M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 12.96 20.84 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 206.63M 19.37M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.10 1.06 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 44.24 59.00 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 23.09 22.12 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.12 0.27 Compare →
Population, female 691.22M 42.27M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 0.10 19.80 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 1.64M 16.75M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 96.12 100.00 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 97.27 99.23 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 0.00 0.00 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 11.90 7.80 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) -1.19 -0.38 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 180,960.00 853.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 153,564.00 348.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 4.10 3.10 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 0.90 0.50 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 1.20 1.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 2.40 1.60 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 5.40 3.40 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 6.00 4.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2.60 2.30 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 3.90 2.90 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 4.30 3.30 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 5.70 3.70 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 14,142.00 352.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 15,593.00 346.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 19,985.00 951.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 38,232.00 1,352.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 36,113.00 2,238.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 53,968.00 2,691.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 22,892.00 1,647.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 0.80 0.40 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.01 0.00 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.11 4.53 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 16.00 4.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 1,400.00 26.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 7,580.00 21,635.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 5.94 12.27 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 85.00 87.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 95.00 96.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 26.54 32.38 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 97.00 89.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 14.20 15.40 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 15.60 14.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 15.60 13.90 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 18.80 15.10 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 17.40 3.80 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 5.63 7.55 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 96.00 85.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 7.31 18.63 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 1.79 5.30 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 4.58 11.84 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 15.90 11.60 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 1.47 0.40 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 1.22 0.23 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 1.71 0.58 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 10.32 18.36 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 8.95 12.90 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 7.52 7.58 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 3.20 10.71 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 6.00 4.26 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 90.68 85.03 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 0.11 0.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 11.60 8.50 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 20.10 14.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 121.50 21.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 95.30 14.70 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 73.50 9.60 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 2.20 3.20 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.