China vs United States of America: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
China
4.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States of America
4.8 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
China rank
175th
United States of America rank
174th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 175th and United States of America ranks 174th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 125.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 99.52 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1960s | 111.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 90.26 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1970s | 63.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.57 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 42.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.26 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1990s | 34.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.12 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2000s | 19.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.84 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 8.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1893 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, China or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between China and United States of America?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- China ranks 175th and United States of America ranks 174th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.