Death rates disaster gdp in China
China: Death rates disaster gdp was 0.0265 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0265
Change on year
down 27.0%
World rank
100th
of 200 countries
All-time high
764.58
in 1931
All-time low
0
in 1905
Years of data
100
1902–2025
Death rates disaster gdp in China, 1902–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0265 for death rates disaster gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates disaster gdp in China peaked at 764.58 in 1931 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1905.
China ranks 100th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rates disaster gdp in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 0.6248 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0685 | — |
| 1907 | 2.92 | +4162.7% |
| 1909 | 0.005 | -99.8% |
| 1911 | 23.66 | +468447.6% |
| 1912 | 11.71 | -50.5% |
| 1913 | 0.2183 | -98.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0386 | -82.3% |
| 1917 | 0.3997 | +936.3% |
| 1918 | 2.2 | +449.5% |
| 1920 | 146.76 | +6582.6% |
| 1922 | 21.34 | -85.5% |
| 1923 | 1.06 | -95.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0212 | -98.0% |
| 1925 | 1.06 | +4894.3% |
| 1927 | 9.62 | +809.6% |
| 1928 | 626.64 | +6411.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0501 | -100.0% |
| 1931 | 764.58 | +1525362.4% |
| 1933 | 5.75 | -99.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1013 | -98.2% |
| 1935 | 28.61 | +28152.6% |
| 1936 | 0.029 | -99.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0776 | +167.4% |
| 1939 | 98.34 | +126615.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0354 | -100.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0286 | -19.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0232 | -18.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0032 | -86.1% |
| 1948 | 0.5698 | +17502.1% |
| 1949 | 10.6 | +1760.3% |
| 1950 | 0.0919 | -99.1% |
| 1951 | 0.8668 | +843.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0096 | -98.9% |
| 1954 | 5.42 | +56650.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0065 | -99.9% |
| 1956 | 1.12 | +17306.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0888 | -92.1% |
| 1959 | 74.29 | +83525.7% |
| 1960 | 146.31 | +96.9% |
| 1961 | 85.25 | -41.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0973 | -99.9% |
| 1965 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0.374 | — |
| 1970 | 1.23 | +228.2% |
| 1973 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 2.22 | — |
| 1975 | 2.4 | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 26.01 | +983.1% |
| 1977 | 0.001 | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0146 | — |
| 1980 | 0.6602 | +4406.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2547 | -61.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0544 | -78.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0895 | +64.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0138 | -84.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1569 | +1037.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0632 | -59.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0804 | +27.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3574 | +344.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2972 | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1401 | -52.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3724 | +165.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1223 | -67.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1307 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2563 | +96.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1972 | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4559 | +131.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1283 | -71.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3598 | +180.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1383 | -61.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0522 | -62.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0721 | +38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1103 | +52.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0845 | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 0.059 | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 0.083 | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 0.16 | +92.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0861 | -46.2% |
| 2008 | 6.62 | +7592.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0434 | -99.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5311 | +1125.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0547 | -89.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0586 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0983 | +67.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1135 | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0359 | -68.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0913 | +154.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0364 | -60.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0249 | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0401 | +60.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0325 | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0319 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 | -37.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0271 | +36.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0363 | +33.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0265 | -27.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0265 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0677, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0265 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0281, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rates disaster gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | +1525362.4% | 0.0501 | 764.58 |
| 1911 | +468447.6% | 0.005 | 23.66 |
| 1939 | +126615.2% | 0.0776 | 98.34 |
| 1959 | +83525.7% | 0.0888 | 74.29 |
| 1954 | +56650.5% | 0.0096 | 5.42 |
| 1935 | +28152.6% | 0.1013 | 28.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.7236 | 0 | 2.92 | 5 |
| 1910s | 6.37 | 0.0386 | 23.66 | 6 |
| 1920s | 115.22 | 0.0212 | 626.64 | 7 |
| 1930s | 112.19 | 0.029 | 764.58 | 8 |
| 1940s | 1.88 | 0.0032 | 10.6 | 6 |
| 1950s | 10.24 | 0.0065 | 74.29 | 8 |
| 1960s | 38.67 | 0 | 146.31 | 6 |
| 1970s | 3.98 | 0 | 26.01 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2028 | 0.0138 | 0.6602 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2301 | 0.1223 | 0.4559 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7371 | 0.0434 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1085 | 0.0249 | 0.5311 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 | 0.0199 | 0.0363 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates disaster gdp in China?
- Death rates disaster gdp in China was 0.0265 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates disaster gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 764.58 in 1931.
- What is the lowest death rates disaster gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1905.
- How does China rank for death rates disaster gdp?
- China ranks 100th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rates disaster gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates disaster gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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