What is child mortality rate in China?

Child mortality rate in China was 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 31.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does China rank for child mortality rate?

China ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in China

Name: Child mortality rate in China
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

China: Child mortality rate was 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.57 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 6.6%

World rank

151st

of 200 countries

All-time high

31.71 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

0.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality rate in China, 1950–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in China stood at 0.57 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in China peaked at 31.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.57 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places China 151st out of 200 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
1950s	27.75 deaths per 100 live births	23.33 deaths per 100 live births	31.71 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	18.41 deaths per 100 live births	11.54 deaths per 100 live births	30.9 deaths per 100 live births	6
1970s	8.77 deaths per 100 live births	6.59 deaths per 100 live births	11.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	5.38 deaths per 100 live births	6.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	5.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.59 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	0.8 deaths per 100 live births	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.658 deaths per 100 live births	0.57 deaths per 100 live births	0.75 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near China

148 Saudi Arabia 0.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Qatar 0.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Sri Lanka 0.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Bulgaria 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Anguilla 0.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Croatia 0.56 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for China

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7.51 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7.21 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in China?: Child mortality rate in China was 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 31.71 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does China rank for child mortality rate?: China ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.