Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in China
China: Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched was 3.5 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
3.5
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
174th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5.26
in 2025
All-time low
3.5
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in China, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in China is 3.5, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
That places China 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.26 | — |
| 2026 | 4.84 | -8.1% |
| 2027 | 4.45 | -8.1% |
| 2028 | 4.09 | -8.1% |
| 2029 | 3.76 | -8.0% |
| 2030 | 3.5 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4.48 | 3.76 | 5.26 | 5 |
| 2030s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
- 171 United Arab Emirates 3.53 compare
- 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.52 compare
- 173 Australia 3.51 compare
- 175 Russian Federation 3.39 compare
- 176 Hungary 3.26 compare
- 177 Austria 3.22 compare
More health data for China
- 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)
- 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,770 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in China?
- Under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in China was 3.5 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2030.
- How does China rank for under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched?
- China ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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