Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in China
China: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 0.9276 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.9276
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
137th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.75
in 1990
All-time low
0.9276
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in China, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in China stood at 0.9276. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in China peaked at 2.75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9276, in 2020.
China ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.75 | — |
| 1991 | 2.65 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 2.55 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.45 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.36 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 2.26 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.17 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.09 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.92 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.84 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.76 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.69 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.62 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.49 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.43 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.38 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.57 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1.24 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.19 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.15 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.12 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9769 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9494 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9276 | -2.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.9276 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.41, 66% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.9276 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.94, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 | 1.92 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.28 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.9494 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9276 | 0.9276 | 0.9276 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in China?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in China was 0.9276 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9276 in 2020.
- How does China rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- China ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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