nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in China
China: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0052 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in China, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in China is 0.0052, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in China peaked at 0.0307 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0052, in 2021.
China ranks 140th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0214 | 0.0138 | 0.0307 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 | 0.006 | 0.0126 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 | 0.0052 | 0.0056 | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9.57 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8.24 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in China?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in China was 0.0052 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0307 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 in 2021.
- How does China rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- China ranks 140th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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