Deaths in China
China: Deaths was 41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
33rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
49
in 2023
All-time low
24
in 2011
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Deaths in China, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths in China is 41, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in China peaked at 49 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2011.
That places China 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Deaths in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33 | — |
| 2001 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 32 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 25 | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 36 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 49 | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 41 | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4 | 25 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9 | 24 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43 | 38 | 49 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0821 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in China?
- Deaths in China was 41 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 2023.
- What is the lowest deaths recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2011.
- How does China rank for deaths?
- China ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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