What is child mortality rate in China?

Child mortality rate in China was 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 11.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does China rank for child mortality rate?

China ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in China

Name: Child mortality rate in China
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

China: Child mortality rate was 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5724 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 6.5%

World rank

152nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.8 deaths per 100 live births

in 1969

All-time low

0.5724 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1969–2024

Child mortality rate in China, 1969–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate in China stood at 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in China peaked at 11.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places China 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1960s	11.8 deaths per 100 live births	11.8 deaths per 100 live births	11.8 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	8.77 deaths per 100 live births	6.59 deaths per 100 live births	11.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	5.38 deaths per 100 live births	6.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	5.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.59 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	3.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	0.8033 deaths per 100 live births	1.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6583 deaths per 100 live births	0.5724 deaths per 100 live births	0.7501 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near China

149 Qatar 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Sri Lanka 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Bulgaria 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Croatia 0.5646 deaths per 100 live births compare
154 Anguilla 0.5608 deaths per 100 live births compare
155 Maldives 0.5439 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7.21 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in China?: Child mortality rate in China was 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 11.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1969.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does China rank for child mortality rate?: China ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .