Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — China

Adult mortality rate, female in China in 2024 — 56 per 1,000. Ranked 44 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 88.3%.

2024 56 per 1,000 +1.27% vs 2023
World rank 44of 191
Period maximum 480.2 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 54.8 per 1,0002022

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — China, 1960–2024020040060019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 480.2 per 1,0001962: 318.2 per 1,0001964: 302 per 1,0001966: 287 per 1,0001968: 269.7 per 1,0001970: 251.5 per 1,0001972: 232.5 per 1,0001974: 211.7 per 1,0001976: 205.6 per 1,0001978: 183.2 per 1,0001980: 172.3 per 1,0001982: 161.5 per 1,0001984: 151 per 1,0001986: 141.2 per 1,0001988: 131.1 per 1,0001990: 125.4 per 1,0001992: 115 per 1,0001994: 105.8 per 1,0001996: 96.2 per 1,0001998: 90.7 per 1,0002000: 86.7 per 1,0002002: 82.3 per 1,0002004: 78.7 per 1,0002006: 74.9 per 1,0002008: 74.3 per 1,0002010: 68.8 per 1,0002012: 65.9 per 1,0002014: 63.5 per 1,0002016: 60.9 per 1,0002018: 58.1 per 1,0002020: 55.9 per 1,0002022: 54.8 per 1,0002024: 56 per 1,000
Change over the period: −424.2 (−88.34%) Average annual rate: -3.3 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 56 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 74.2 per 1,000
Eastern Asia computed 54 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 78.6 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 56 +0.7 +1.27%
2023 55.3 +0.4 +0.8%
2022 54.8 −2.6 −4.45%
2021 57.4 +1.5 +2.71%
2020 55.9 −1.4 −2.44%
2019 57.3 −0.9 −1.5%
2018 58.1 −1.6 −2.75%
2017 59.8 −1.1 −1.75%
2016 60.9 −1.3 −2.14%
2015 62.2 −1.3 −2.1%
2014 63.5 −1.4 −2.11%
2013 64.9 −1 −1.47%
2012 65.9 −1.5 −2.25%
2011 67.4 −1.5 −2.11%
2010 68.8 −1.1 −1.62%
2009 70 −4.4 −5.85%
2008 74.3 +1.1 +1.51%
2007 73.2 −1.7 −2.32%
2006 74.9 −1.6 −2.11%
2005 76.6 −2.1 −2.71%
2004 78.7 −1.8 −2.18%
2003 80.4 −1.9 −2.3%
2002 82.3 −2.1 −2.43%
2001 84.4 −2.3 −2.68%
2000 86.7 −2.2 −2.44%
1999 88.9 −1.8 −1.98%
1998 90.7 −2.5 −2.64%
1997 93.1 −3.1 −3.23%
1996 96.2 −3.9 −3.85%
1995 100.1 −5.6 −5.34%
1994 105.8 −3.7 −3.41%
1993 109.5 −5.5 −4.81%
1992 115 −4.7 −3.9%
1991 119.7 −5.7 −4.54%
1990 125.4 −1.9 −1.5%
1989 127.3 −3.9 −2.94%
1988 131.1 −4.7 −3.46%
1987 135.8 −5.4 −3.82%
1986 141.2 −4.8 −3.32%
1985 146.1 −5 −3.29%
1984 151 −5 −3.19%
1983 156 −5.5 −3.39%
1982 161.5 −5.1 −3.05%
1981 166.6 −5.7 −3.29%
1980 172.3 −5.3 −2.98%
1979 177.5 −5.7 −3.09%
1978 183.2 −6.1 −3.21%
1977 189.3 −16.3 −7.93%
1976 205.6 +1.5 +0.72%
1975 204.1 −7.6 −3.57%
1974 211.7 −9 −4.08%
1973 220.7 −11.8 −5.08%
1972 232.5 −9.6 −3.98%
1971 242.2 −9.3 −3.71%
1970 251.5 −9 −3.47%
1969 260.5 −9.1 −3.39%
1968 269.7 −8.6 −3.11%
1967 278.3 −8.7 −3.04%
1966 287 −6.4 −2.17%
1965 293.4 −8.6 −2.85%
1964 302 −7.9 −2.54%
1963 309.9 −8.4 −2.63%
1962 318.2 −95.3 −23.04%
1961 413.5 −66.6 −13.88%
1960 480.2

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.