China

Child mortality in China

Child mortality in China: 31.7 per 100 live births in 1950 and 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates.

Latest, 2024
0.6 per 100 live births
Since 1950
−31.1 per 100 live births
World, 2024
3.7 per 100 live births
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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Child mortality in ChinaChild mortality in China: 31.7 per 100 live births in 1950 and 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Estimates, Gapminder and UN IGMEWorld

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearChinaWorld
20240.63.7
20230.63.8
20220.74
20210.74
20200.83.9
20190.84
20180.94
20170.94.1
201614.2
20151.14.3
20141.24.4
20131.34.5
20121.44.7
20111.55
20101.65.1
20091.75.3
20081.95.5
200725.7
20062.26
20052.46.2
20042.66.6
20032.96.8
20023.17.1
20013.47.4
20003.77.7
19993.97.9
19984.18.3
19974.48.4
19964.68.6
19954.78.8
19944.98.9
19935.19.1
19925.29.2
19915.39.3
19905.49.4
19895.49.5
19885.410
19875.49.9
19865.410.3
19855.410.6
19845.510.9
19835.611.1
19825.811.2
1981611.6
19806.311.9
19796.611.9
1978712.3
19777.412.6
19767.912.8
19758.413.1
1974913.3
19739.513.5
197210.113.7
197110.613.9
197011.214.2
196911.814.6
196813.215
1967–15.3
1966–15.1
196511.515.1
1964–15.7
1963–16.2
196216.817
196126.218.8
196030.920.2
195926.919.9
195823.319.7
1957–20.5
1956–21.3
195529.122.3
1954–22.8
1953–23.3
1952–23.9
1951–24.3
195031.724.7
1949–24.9
1948–24.9
1947–25.5
1946–25.8
1945–26.7
1944–27.4
1943–27.7
1942–27.9
1941–27.8
1940–27.9
1939–28
1938–28.7
1937–28.8
1936–29.1
1935–29.5
1934–30.7
1933–30.5
1932–30.7
1931–31.4
1930–31.6
1929–32
1928–31.9
1927–31.9
1926–32.7
1925–32.4
1924–33.1
1923–33.1
1922–33.2
1921–34.2
1920–34.4
1919–35.7
1918–37.6
1917–35.3
1916–35.1
1915–35.3
1914–35.4
1913–35.1
1912–35.5
1911–36
1910–36.4
1909–36.6
1908–37.2
1907–37.4
1906–38.1
1905–38.8
1904–38.9
1903–39.5
1902–40.1
1901–40.8
1900–40.9
1899–40.8
1898–41.2
1897–41
1896–41.1
1895–41.3
1894–41.2
1893–41.2
1892–41.7
1891–41.3
1890–41.5
1889–41.2
1888–41
1887–41.1
1886–41.1
1885–41.2
1884–41.1
1883–41.4
1882–41.5
1881–41.1
1880–41.6
1879–41.1
1878–41.6
1877–41.2
1876–41.4
1875–41.5
1874–41.7
1873–41.8
1872–42.1
1871–42.2
1870–41.9
1869–42.1
1868–42.4
1867–42
1866–42.1
1865–42.3
1864–42.2
1863–42.5
1862–42.6
1861–42.9
1860–42.9
1859–43.7
1858–43.8
1857–44.2
1856–44.2
1855–44
1854–43.7
1853–43.2
1852–42.9
1851–42.4
1850–42
1849–42.3
1848–42.3
1847–42.2
1846–42.4
1845–42
1844–42.1
1843–42.1
1842–42.2
1841–42.1
1840–42.1
1839–42.1
1838–42.2
1837–42.2
1836–42.2
1835–42.2
1834–42.3
1833–42.2
1832–42.2
1831–42.2
1830–42.2
1829–42.1
1828–42.1
1827–42.1
1826–42.1
1825–42.1
1824–42.1
1823–42.1
1822–42.1
1821–42.1
1820–42.1
1819–42.2
1818–42.2
1817–42.2
1816–42.2
1815–42.2
1814–42.3
1813–42.3
1812–42.4
1811–42.4
1810–42.5
1809–42.5
1808–42.5
1807–42.5
1806–42.6
1805–42.6
1804–42.6
1803–42.6
1802–42.7
1801–42.7
1800–42.8

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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