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Infant mortality in China

1969 – 2024 · 56 data points 27 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · China

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1969 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 4.1per 1,000 −0.3 since 2023
Countries · 2024 27 of 41 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −4.8
vs World −23.6 World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1969 – 2024 per 1,000 people · China · World
−4.8 since 2014
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1969 – 2024

Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
China
4.1
World
27.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1969 – 2024
Latest value 4.1 · 2024
First value 88.8 · 1969
Highest 88.8 · 1969
Lowest 4.1 · 2024
Data points 56

By year

All years · 1969 – 2024

YearChinaChange World
2024 4.1 −0.3 27.7
2023 4.4 −0.4 28.4
2022 4.8 −0.3 29.3
2021 5.1 −0.4 29.3
2020 5.5 −0.5 29.1
2019 6.0 −0.4 29.2
2018 6.4 −0.6 29.6
2017 7.0 −0.6 30.0
2016 7.6 −0.6 30.6
2015 8.2 −0.7 31.5
2014 8.9 −0.8 32.1
2013 9.7 −0.8 33.1
2012 10.5 −0.9 34.0
2011 11.4 −1.0 35.9
2010 12.4 −1.1 36.7
2009 13.5 −1.3 38.0
2008 14.8 −1.3 39.2
2007 16.1 −1.6 40.7
2006 17.7 −1.7 42.3
2005 19.4 −1.9 44.1
2004 21.3 −2.1 46.3
2003 23.4 −2.2 48.0
2002 25.6 −2.2 49.9
2001 27.8 −2.1 51.9
2000 29.9 −2.0 53.3
1999 31.9 −1.9 55.1
1998 33.8 −1.7 57.0
1997 35.5 −1.7 58.1
1996 37.2 −1.5 59.5
1995 38.7 −1.4 60.2
1994 40.1 −1.2 61.4
1993 41.3 −1.0 62.5
1992 42.3 −0.7 63.3
1991 43.0 −0.3 64.0
1990 43.3 −0.1 64.0
1989 43.4 +0.2 —
1988 43.2 +0.1 —
1987 43.1 +0.1 —
1986 43.0 −0.1 —
1985 43.1 −0.4 —
1984 43.5 −0.7 —
1983 44.2 −1.1 —
1982 45.3 −1.5 —
1981 46.8 −2.0 —
1980 48.8 −2.5 —
1979 51.3 −2.8 —
1978 54.1 −3.2 —
1977 57.3 −3.6 —
1976 60.9 −3.8 —
1975 64.7 −3.9 —
1974 68.6 −4.0 —
1973 72.6 −4.0 —
1972 76.6 −3.9 —
1971 80.5 −4.1 —
1970 84.6 −4.2 —
1969 88.8 —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1969 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryInfant mortality
1 Sierra Leone 76.9
2 Liberia 65.1
3 Congo - Kinshasa 55.1
4 Yemen 41.6
5 India 36.3
6 Congo - Brazzaville 35.3
7 Gabon 33.7
8 Bangladesh 29.8
9 Egypt 24.1
10 Philippines 22.1
11 Algeria 21.9
12 Indonesia 21.9
13 Honduras 17.0
14 Mexico 15.0
15 Colombia 13.9
16 Brazil 13.7
17 Ecuador 12.9
18 Lebanon 11.3
19 Türkiye 11.0
20 Argentina 10.0
21 China 8.2
22 Romania 7.7
23 Saudi Arabia 7.3
24 Bulgaria 6.8
25 Chile 6.8
26 Russia 6.6
27 United States 5.8
28 Canada 4.6
29 Poland 4.2
30 Lithuania 4.1
31 United Kingdom 3.9
32 Greece 3.6
33 Netherlands 3.5
34 Germany 3.3
35 France 3.2
36 Italy 3.0
37 South Korea 2.9
38 Spain 2.7
39 Czechia 2.6
40 Norway 2.2
41 Finland 2.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

What it means

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.

How it is calculated

Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.