Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in China
China: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in China, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in China is 1.2 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in China peaked at 5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.2 per 1,000, in 2023.
China ranks 172nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in China, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.19 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.56 per 1,000 | 2 per 1,000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 1.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 169 Australia 1.3 per 1,000 compare
- 169 Greece 1.3 per 1,000 compare
- 169 Jordan 1.3 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Andorra 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Germany 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Hungary 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Iceland 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Israel 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Japan 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Republic of Korea 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Monaco 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Portugal 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 Singapore 1.2 per 1,000 compare
- 172 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2 per 1,000 compare
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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in China?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in China was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does China rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- China ranks 172nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.