Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in China
China: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.8063 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in China, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.8063 for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 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 who in China peaked at 0.8063 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7046, 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 who in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7046 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7167 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7242 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7439 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7626 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7607 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7262 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7166 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7315 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7362 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7463 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7448 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7357 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7363 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.734 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7335 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7427 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7484 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7578 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7708 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7823 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8063 | +3.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.8063 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.8063 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7457, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7323 | 0.7046 | 0.7626 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.745 | 0.7335 | 0.7708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7943 | 0.7823 | 0.8063 | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in China?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in China was 0.8063 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8063 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7046 in 2000.
- How does China rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- China ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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