Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in China
China: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 38,232 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in China, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in China is 38,232, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in China peaked at 93,885 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38,232, in 2024.
China ranks 2nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92,815 | — |
| 1991 | 93,387 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 93,885 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 92,950 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 89,915 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 85,466 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 80,186 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 74,892 | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 69,770 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 65,832 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 63,673 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 62,957 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 63,705 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 64,636 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 64,756 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 65,132 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65,860 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 66,618 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 67,639 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 68,878 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 69,853 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 68,923 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 65,416 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 61,349 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 57,320 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 52,782 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 49,095 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 46,756 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 44,889 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 43,080 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 41,689 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 40,654 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 39,801 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 38,834 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 38,232 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,910 | 65,832 | 93,885 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,385 | 62,957 | 68,878 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,946 | 43,080 | 69,853 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,842 | 38,232 | 41,689 | 5 |
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More education data for China
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in China?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in China was 38,232 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 93,885 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,232 in 2024.
- How does China rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- China ranks 2nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years