Number of youth deaths in China
China: Number of youth deaths was 83,703 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in China, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
China recorded 83,703 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in China peaked at 1.61 million deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 83,703 deaths, in 2024.
That places China 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of youth deaths in China, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.61 million deaths | — |
| 1991 | 1.49 million deaths | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.32 million deaths | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million deaths | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million deaths | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.06 million deaths | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 982,631 deaths | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 906,939 deaths | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 836,388 deaths | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 771,902 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 724,675 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 666,472 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 598,491 deaths | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 543,088 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 495,899 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 454,885 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 419,050 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 390,133 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 366,534 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 345,571 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 322,525 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 299,133 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 286,181 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 269,311 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 249,978 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 230,719 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 214,666 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 203,654 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 181,518 deaths | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 159,561 deaths | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 139,462 deaths | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 119,295 deaths | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 104,444 deaths | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 92,533 deaths | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 83,703 deaths | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 million deaths | 771,902 deaths | 1.61 million deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 500,480 deaths | 345,571 deaths | 724,675 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,725 deaths | 159,561 deaths | 322,525 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,887 deaths | 83,703 deaths | 139,462 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in China?
- Number of youth deaths in China was 83,703 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,703 deaths in 2024.
- How does China rank for number of youth deaths?
- China ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.