Neonatal mortality rate in China
China: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in China, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in China is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in China peaked at 3.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
That places China 149th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7.21 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in China?
- Neonatal mortality rate in China was 0.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does China rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- China ranks 149th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days