Mortality rate, infant in China
China: Mortality rate, infant was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in China, 1969–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in China stood at 4.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in China peaked at 88.8 per 1,000 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 4.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
China ranks 153rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | 88.8 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1970s | 67.12 per 1,000 live births | 51.3 per 1,000 live births | 84.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.44 per 1,000 live births | 43 per 1,000 live births | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.71 per 1,000 live births | 31.9 per 1,000 live births | 43.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.95 per 1,000 live births | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.81 per 1,000 live births | 6 per 1,000 live births | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.78 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for China
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9.57 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 7.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 6.93 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 7.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in China?
- Mortality rate, infant in China was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8 per 1,000 live births in 1969.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does China rank for mortality rate, infant?
- China ranks 153rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.