Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in China
China: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in China, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in China stood at 3.4 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in China peaked at 4.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.4 per 1,000, in 2023.
China ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in China, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.4 per 1,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7 per 1,000, 51% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 3.4 per 1,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.35 per 1,000, 46% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2 per 1,000 | 4 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 3.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 3.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in China?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in China was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does China rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male?
- China ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among male youths between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 male youths age 20, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.