Mortality rate age 15-19 in China
China: Mortality rate age 15-19 was 1.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.2
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
184th
of 201 countries
All-time high
4.98
in 1990
All-time low
1.2
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 15-19 in China, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-19 in China stood at 1.2. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-19 in China peaked at 4.98 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2024.
That places China 184th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-19 in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.98 | — |
| 1991 | 4.81 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 4.64 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.46 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 4.28 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 3.91 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 3.73 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.55 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.38 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.21 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 3.05 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.89 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 2.75 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.61 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.47 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 2.34 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.22 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.99 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.89 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.72 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.65 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.56 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.52 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.43 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.39 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.35 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.31 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.28 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.24 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.19 | 3.38 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.56 | 1.99 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.39 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 | 1.2 | 1.35 | 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 mortality rate age 15-19 in China?
- Mortality rate age 15-19 in China was 1.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2024.
- How does China rank for mortality rate age 15-19?
- China ranks 184th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-19 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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