Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in China
China: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 2.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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 youth ages 20-24 years in China is 2.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in China peaked at 3.6 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.4 per 1,000, in 2023.
China ranks 152nd 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 youth ages 20-24 years in China, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.48 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 152 Estonia 2.4 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Grenada 2.4 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Sri Lanka 2.4 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Tajikistan 2.4 per 1,000 compare
- 152 United Arab Emirates 2.4 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 youth ages 20-24 years in China?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in China was 2.4 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does China rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- China ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.