Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in China
China: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in China, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in China is 0 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in China peaked at 0.0007 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
That places China 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0006 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per person | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per person | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 29% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in China?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in China was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does China rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- China ranks 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.