Under-five mortality rate in China in 2024 — 5.7 per 1,000. Ranked 47 in the world out of 196. Since 1969, the indicator has fallen by 95.2%.
1969–2024 · per 1,000 live births
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | per 1,000 | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.7 | −0.4 | −6.56% |
| 2023 | 6.1 | −0.5 | −7.58% |
| 2022 | 6.6 | −0.4 | −5.71% |
| 2021 | 7 | −0.5 | −6.67% |
| 2020 | 7.5 | −0.5 | −6.25% |
| 2019 | 8 | −0.6 | −6.98% |
| 2018 | 8.6 | −0.7 | −7.53% |
| 2017 | 9.3 | −0.7 | −7% |
| 2016 | 10 | −0.7 | −6.54% |
| 2015 | 10.7 | −0.9 | −7.76% |
| 2014 | 11.6 | −0.9 | −7.2% |
| 2013 | 12.5 | −1 | −7.41% |
| 2012 | 13.5 | −1.1 | −7.53% |
| 2011 | 14.6 | −1.1 | −7.01% |
| 2010 | 15.7 | −1.4 | −8.19% |
| 2009 | 17.1 | −1.4 | −7.57% |
| 2008 | 18.5 | −1.6 | −7.96% |
| 2007 | 20.1 | −1.8 | −8.22% |
| 2006 | 21.9 | −2.1 | −8.75% |
| 2005 | 24 | −2.3 | −8.75% |
| 2004 | 26.3 | −2.5 | −8.68% |
| 2003 | 28.8 | −2.6 | −8.28% |
| 2002 | 31.4 | −2.7 | −7.92% |
| 2001 | 34.1 | −2.5 | −6.83% |
| 2000 | 36.6 | −2.5 | −6.39% |
| 1999 | 39.1 | −2.3 | −5.56% |
| 1998 | 41.4 | −2.1 | −4.83% |
| 1997 | 43.5 | −2 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | 45.5 | −1.9 | −4.01% |
| 1995 | 47.4 | −1.8 | −3.66% |
| 1994 | 49.2 | −1.6 | −3.15% |
| 1993 | 50.8 | −1.3 | −2.5% |
| 1992 | 52.1 | −0.9 | −1.7% |
| 1991 | 53 | −0.6 | −1.12% |
| 1990 | 53.6 | −0.2 | −0.37% |
| 1989 | 53.8 | −0.1 | −0.19% |
| 1988 | 53.9 | +0.1 | +0.19% |
| 1987 | 53.8 | −0.1 | −0.19% |
| 1986 | 53.9 | −0.3 | −0.55% |
| 1985 | 54.2 | −0.7 | −1.28% |
| 1984 | 54.9 | −1.2 | −2.14% |
| 1983 | 56.1 | −1.6 | −2.77% |
| 1982 | 57.7 | −2.2 | −3.67% |
| 1981 | 59.9 | −2.7 | −4.31% |
| 1980 | 62.6 | −3.3 | −5.01% |
| 1979 | 65.9 | −3.9 | −5.59% |
| 1978 | 69.8 | −4.4 | −5.93% |
| 1977 | 74.2 | −4.9 | −6.19% |
| 1976 | 79.1 | −5.2 | −6.17% |
| 1975 | 84.3 | −5.4 | −6.02% |
| 1974 | 89.7 | −5.5 | −5.78% |
| 1973 | 95.2 | −5.6 | −5.56% |
| 1972 | 100.8 | −5.5 | −5.17% |
| 1971 | 106.3 | −5.8 | −5.17% |
| 1970 | 112.1 | −5.9 | −5% |
| 1969 | 118 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
Diseases Malaria deathsHow many people die of malaria in a year. More than 90% of these deaths occur in Africa.
Nutrition Underweight childrenThe share of children under 5 whose weight is insufficient for their age.
