What is youth mortality rate in China?

Youth mortality rate in China was 0.7409 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 youth mortality rate recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 11.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7409 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does China rank for youth mortality rate?

China ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in China

Name: Youth 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: Youth mortality rate was 0.7409 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7409 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 5.7%

World rank

151st

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.76 deaths per 100 live births

in 1972

All-time low

0.7409 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1972–2024

Youth mortality rate in China, 1972–2024

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, youth mortality rate in China stood at 0.7409 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in China peaked at 11.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.7409 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places China 151st 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
1970s	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	7.8 deaths per 100 live births	11.76 deaths per 100 live births	8
1980s	6.53 deaths per 100 live births	6.11 deaths per 100 live births	7.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.3 deaths per 100 live births	4.33 deaths per 100 live births	6.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	1.97 deaths per 100 live births	4.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.36 deaths per 100 live births	0.9949 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8359 deaths per 100 live births	0.7409 deaths per 100 live births	0.9369 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near China

148 Sri Lanka 0.7458 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Slovakia 0.742 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Saudi Arabia 0.7418 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Qatar 0.7345 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Bulgaria 0.7235 deaths per 100 live births compare
154 Anguilla 0.7051 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)
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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 youth mortality rate in China?: Youth mortality rate in China was 0.7409 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 youth mortality rate recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 11.76 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7409 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does China rank for youth mortality rate?: China ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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