Adolescent mortality rate in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Adolescent mortality rate was 0.8651 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 0.8651 for adolescent mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 2.72 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8651, in 2024.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.72 | — |
| 1991 | 2.61 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.51 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 2.41 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.31 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.22 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.13 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.04 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.95 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.87 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.8 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.72 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.65 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.58 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.52 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.46 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.35 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.31 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.27 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.22 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.15 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.12 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9887 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9669 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9458 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9248 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9045 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8849 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8651 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 | 1.87 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.27 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.9669 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.905 | 0.8651 | 0.9458 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Adolescent mortality rate in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.8651 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8651 in 2024.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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