Adolescent mortality rate in China
China: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.9294 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in China, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescent mortality rate in China is 0.9294, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in China peaked at 2.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9294, in 2021.
That places China 136th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.61 | — |
| 1991 | 2.51 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.42 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.33 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.25 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.16 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.08 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.92 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.85 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.78 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.71 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.64 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.58 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.52 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.47 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.37 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.57 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 1.29 | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 1.24 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.17 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.14 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.11 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9786 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9536 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9294 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.21 | 1.85 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.29 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.9786 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9415 | 0.9294 | 0.9536 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0822 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0669 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in China?
- Adolescent mortality rate in China was 0.9294 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9294 in 2021.
- How does China rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- China ranks 136th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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