Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in China
China: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 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
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in China stood at 0.8 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in China peaked at 4.4 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000, in 2024.
China ranks 133rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in China, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.42 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in China?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in China was 0.8 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 children ages 5-9 years recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does China rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- China ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.