Mortality rates age 25 by sex in China
China: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.0776 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in China, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in China is 0.0776, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in China peaked at 0.9449 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0776, in 2023.
That places China 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.7288 | — |
| 1951 | 0.6952 | -4.6% |
| 1952 | 0.6703 | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 0.6391 | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 0.6175 | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.6156 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.6009 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.5837 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.5735 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.7834 | +36.6% |
| 1960 | 0.9449 | +20.6% |
| 1961 | 0.7562 | -20.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5217 | -31.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4993 | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4793 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4614 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4441 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4237 | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4004 | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3798 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3579 | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3372 | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3234 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3137 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3144 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2887 | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2912 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2702 | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2647 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2577 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2495 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2434 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2369 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2292 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2225 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.217 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2115 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2058 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2019 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1968 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1917 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1857 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1789 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1736 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1686 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.162 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1538 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.147 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1422 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1353 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1298 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1243 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1194 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1151 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1112 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1077 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1048 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1011 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1036 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0984 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0962 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.096 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.095 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0943 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0937 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0928 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0927 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0947 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0893 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0862 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0853 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0821 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0806 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0776 | -3.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0776 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1541, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0776 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1654, 47% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +36.6% | 0.5735 | 0.7834 |
| 1962 | -31.0% | 0.7562 | 0.5217 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6508 | 0.5735 | 0.7834 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5311 | 0.3798 | 0.9449 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3019 | 0.2577 | 0.3579 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2215 | 0.1968 | 0.2495 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1639 | 0.1353 | 0.1917 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1115 | 0.0984 | 0.1298 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0931 | 0.0862 | 0.0962 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0814 | 0.0776 | 0.0853 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in China?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in China was 0.0776 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9449 in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0776 in 2023.
- How does China rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- China ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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