Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 1.61 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
1.61
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
177th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.4
in 2025
All-time low
1.61
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in China (People’s Republic of), 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 1.61. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.05 | 1.74 | 2.4 | 5 |
| 2030s | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1 |
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More health data for China (People’s Republic of)
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.2378 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5091 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in China (People’s Republic of) was 1.61 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 2030.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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