Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in China

China: Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information was 62.0% in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
62.0%
World rank
82nd
of 88 countries
All-time high
62.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 1992
Years of data
5
1992–2015

Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in China, 1992–2015

02040601992200320151992: 0 %1997: 0 %2002: 0 %2009: 4 %2015: 62 %

Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

China recorded 62.0% for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1,450.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in China peaked at 62.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.

That places China 82nd out of 88 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in China, year by year

Annual values for Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%) in China, 1992 to 2015.
Year % Change
1992 0.0%
1997 0.0%
2002 0.0%
2009 4.0%
2015 62.0% +1450.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 62.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • China's 62.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 66% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 2.0% 0.0% 4.0% 2
2010s 62.0% 62.0% 62.0% 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 80 Cyprus 68.0% compare
  2. 81 Singapore 66.0% compare
  3. 83 Kuwait 59.0% compare
  4. 84 Dominican Republic 58.0% compare
  5. 85 Peru 57.0% compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in China?
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information in China was 62.0% in 2015, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
How does China rank for completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information?
China ranks 82nd out of 88 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information (%)
Unit
%
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 507 data points, 1992–2017
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Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.