What is mortality rate, under-5 in China?

Mortality rate, under-5 in China was 5.7 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, under-5 recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 118 per 1,000 live births in 1969.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 5.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does China rank for mortality rate, under-5?

China ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in China

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in China
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

China: Mortality rate, under-5 was 5.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

5.7 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 6.6%

World rank

148th

of 195 countries

All-time high

118 per 1,000 live births

in 1969

All-time low

5.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1969–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 in China stood at 5.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in China peaked at 118 per 1,000 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 5.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places China 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	118 per 1,000 live births	118 per 1,000 live births	118 per 1,000 live births	1
1970s	87.74 per 1,000 live births	65.9 per 1,000 live births	112.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	56.08 per 1,000 live births	53.8 per 1,000 live births	62.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	47.56 per 1,000 live births	39.1 per 1,000 live births	53.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	25.88 per 1,000 live births	17.1 per 1,000 live births	36.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	11.45 per 1,000 live births	8 per 1,000 live births	15.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	6.58 per 1,000 live births	5.7 per 1,000 live births	7.5 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near China

145 Saudi Arabia 6 per 1,000 live births compare
146 Qatar 5.9 per 1,000 live births compare
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148 Bulgaria 5.7 per 1,000 live births compare
150 Croatia 5.6 per 1,000 live births compare
151 Canada 5.4 per 1,000 live births compare
151 Maldives 5.4 per 1,000 live births compare
151 Serbia 5.4 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for China

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Population ages 15-64, total 980.13 million (2025)
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Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in China?: Mortality rate, under-5 in China was 5.7 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, under-5 recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 118 per 1,000 live births in 1969.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 5.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does China rank for mortality rate, under-5?: China ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.