Mortality rate age 15-24 in China
China: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 3.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.6
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
165th
of 201 countries
All-time high
8.58
in 1990
All-time low
3.6
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 15-24 in China, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-24 in China stood at 3.6. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in China peaked at 8.58 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2024.
China ranks 165th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.58 | — |
| 1991 | 8.39 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.2 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 7.99 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 7.78 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.57 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 7.35 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 7.13 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 6.91 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.7 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.5 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 5.91 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.73 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 5.55 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.37 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.19 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.02 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.86 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.57 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.45 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.34 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.26 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.13 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.05 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3.98 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.91 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.84 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.78 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.73 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.66 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.66 | 6.7 | 8.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.65 | 4.86 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 | 3.91 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 | 3.6 | 3.84 | 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 15-24 in China?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in China was 3.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2024.
- How does China rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- China ranks 165th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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