Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in China
China: Number of infant deaths, female, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in China, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0 units per person for number of infant deaths, female, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per capita in China peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
That places China 174th out of 197 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.
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0015 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0013 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.001 units per person | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 units per person | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per capita in China?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita in China was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does China rank for number of infant deaths, female, per capita?
- China ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.