Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in China
China: Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression was 0.5724 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in China, 1969β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in China stood at 0.5724. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in China peaked at 11.8 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.5724, in 2024.
That places China 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 1 |
| 1970s | 8.77 | 6.59 | 11.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.61 | 5.38 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.76 | 3.91 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 | 1.71 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 0.8033 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6583 | 0.5724 | 0.7501 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.2378 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5091 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in China?
- Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in China was 0.5724 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs level of prosperity regression recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8 in 1969.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs level of prosperity regression recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5724 in 2024.
- How does China rank for child mortality vs level of prosperity regression?
- China ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs level of prosperity regression rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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 vs level of prosperity regression. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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