Child mortality rate ihme in China
China: Child mortality rate ihme was 0.85 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate ihme in China, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.85 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in China peaked at 51.58 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.85, in 2019.
China ranks 139th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate ihme in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 19.88 | — |
| 1951 | 19.29 | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 18.69 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 18.17 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 17.8 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 17.34 | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 16.85 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 16.39 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 23.33 | +42.3% |
| 1959 | 33.1 | +41.9% |
| 1960 | 51.58 | +55.8% |
| 1961 | 31.53 | -38.9% |
| 1962 | 17.82 | -43.5% |
| 1963 | 13.93 | -21.8% |
| 1964 | 13.44 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 12.92 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 12.43 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 12 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 11.61 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 11.21 | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 10.78 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 10.36 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 9.97 | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 9.61 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 9.28 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 8.96 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 8.75 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 8.39 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 8.09 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 7.85 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 7.59 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 7.38 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 7.15 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 6.93 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 6.71 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 6.46 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 6.21 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 6.03 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 5.82 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 5.64 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 5.47 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 5.36 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.18 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.98 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 4.78 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.58 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 4.39 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.18 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 3.98 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.76 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 3.55 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.3 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 3.05 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 2.79 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 2.59 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.39 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 2.02 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.74 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.48 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.37 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.28 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.19 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.11 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.96 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.91 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.85 | -6.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.85 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.44, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.85 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.37, 62% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate ihme in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +55.8% | 33.1 | 51.58 |
| 1958 | +42.3% | 16.39 | 23.33 |
| 1959 | +41.9% | 23.33 | 33.1 |
| 1962 | -43.5% | 31.53 | 17.82 |
| 1961 | -38.9% | 51.58 | 31.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.08 | 16.39 | 33.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.85 | 11.21 | 51.58 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.2 | 7.85 | 10.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.59 | 5.64 | 7.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 | 3.76 | 5.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 | 1.74 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 0.85 | 1.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in China?
- Child mortality rate ihme in China was 0.85 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 51.58 in 1960.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 in 2019.
- How does China rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- China ranks 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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