Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in China
China: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
96th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.7046 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in China, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
China recorded 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in China peaked at 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7046 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
China ranks 96th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in China, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7046 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7167 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7242 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7439 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7626 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7607 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7262 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7166 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7315 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7362 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7463 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7448 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7357 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7363 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.734 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7335 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7427 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7484 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7578 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7708 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7823 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7323 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7046 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7626 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.745 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7335 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7708 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7943 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7823 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 93 Peru 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Canada 0.8072 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Eritrea 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Nigeria 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 El Salvador 0.8013 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Cameroon 0.7938 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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)
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- 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in China?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in China was 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8063 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7046 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does China rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- China ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.