Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in China
China: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 7.76 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in China, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
China recorded 7.76 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in China peaked at 25.43 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.21 per 1,000 people, in 1979.
China ranks 90th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in China, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.43 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 14.24 per 1,000 people | -44.0% |
| 1962 | 10.02 per 1,000 people | -29.6% |
| 1963 | 10.04 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 11.5 per 1,000 people | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 8.83 per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 8.43 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 8.21 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 8.03 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 7.32 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 7.61 per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 7.04 per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 7.34 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 7.32 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.25 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 6.87 per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 6.25 per 1,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 6.21 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 6.34 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 6.36 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 6.9 per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 6.82 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.78 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 6.86 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.72 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 6.64 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 6.54 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 6.67 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.64 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.64 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.49 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 6.57 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 6.56 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 6.51 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.46 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.45 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.43 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.41 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.42 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.51 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.81 per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.93 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.06 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.08 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.11 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.14 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.13 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.13 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.12 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.07 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.04 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.06 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.08 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.09 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.07 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.18 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.37 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.87 per 1,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 7.76 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7.76 per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.07 per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 7.76 per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.92 per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -44.0% | 25.43 per 1,000 people | 14.24 per 1,000 people |
| 1962 | -29.6% | 14.24 per 1,000 people | 10.02 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.42 per 1,000 people | 8.03 per 1,000 people | 25.43 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.08 per 1,000 people | 6.21 per 1,000 people | 7.61 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.66 per 1,000 people | 6.34 per 1,000 people | 6.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.57 per 1,000 people | 6.46 per 1,000 people | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.65 per 1,000 people | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 7.08 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 per 1,000 people | 7.04 per 1,000 people | 7.14 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.45 per 1,000 people | 7.07 per 1,000 people | 7.87 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in China?
- Death rate, crude in China was 7.76 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 25.43 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.21 per 1,000 people in 1979.
- How does China rank for death rate, crude?
- China ranks 90th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.