China Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the China infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for China in 2025 is 7.934 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.83% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for China in 2024 was 8.165 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.76% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for China in 2023 was 8.397 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.44% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for China in 2022 was 8.696 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.33% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Equatorial Guinea 55.755
Turkmenistan 38.158
Gabon 29.732
Namibia 25.579
Botswana 25.561
Guyana 23.999
Venezuela 22.909
South Africa 22.686
Dominican Republic 21.790
Iraq 20.185
Azerbaijan 18.026
Fiji 17.373
Algeria 17.365
Paraguay 16.864
Guatemala 16.297
Suriname 14.740
Grenada 13.795
Jordan 12.212
Mexico 11.902
Samoa 11.101
Ecuador 11.023
Belize 10.902
Tonga 10.503
Colombia 10.491
Brazil 10.421
Jamaica 10.293
Peru 10.074
Iran 9.805
Mauritius 9.304
Armenia 8.939
North Macedonia 8.742
Lebanon 8.645
Libya 8.512
China 7.934
Albania 6.885
Turkey 6.808
Thailand 6.357
Kazakhstan 6.220
Costa Rica 5.999
Romania 5.523
Bulgaria 5.187
Malaysia 4.963
Maldives 4.887
Russia 4.541
Serbia 3.959
Cuba 3.941
Belarus 2.344
Montenegro 2.210
China - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 7.934 -2.830%
2024 8.165 -2.760%
2023 8.397 -3.440%
2022 8.696 -3.330%
2021 8.996 -3.220%
2020 9.295 -3.130%
2019 9.595 -3.020%
2018 9.894 -4.590%
2017 10.370 -4.400%
2016 10.847 -4.200%
2015 11.323 -4.040%
2014 11.800 -3.880%
2013 12.276 -8.670%
2012 13.442 -7.980%
2011 14.608 -7.390%
2010 15.773 -6.880%
2009 16.939 -6.440%
2008 18.105 -9.020%
2007 19.899 -8.270%
2006 21.694 -7.640%
2005 23.488 -7.100%
2004 25.283 -6.630%
2003 27.077 -5.570%
2002 28.673 -5.270%
2001 30.269 -5.010%
2000 31.865 -4.770%
1999 33.461 -4.550%
1998 35.057 -3.420%
1997 36.300 -3.310%
1996 37.544 -3.200%
1995 38.787 -3.110%
1994 40.031 -3.010%
1993 41.274 -0.480%
1992 41.472 -0.480%
1991 41.671 -0.470%
1990 41.869 -0.470%
1989 42.068 -0.470%
1988 42.266 -1.110%
1987 42.742 -1.100%
1986 43.217 -1.090%
1985 43.693 -1.080%
1984 44.168 -1.070%
1983 44.644 -4.430%
1982 46.715 -4.250%
1981 48.786 -4.070%
1980 50.856 -3.910%
1979 52.927 -3.770%
1978 54.998 -5.810%
1977 58.388 -5.490%
1976 61.778 -5.200%
1975 65.167 -4.940%
1974 68.557 -4.710%
1973 71.947 -5.730%
1972 76.322 -5.420%
1971 80.698 -5.140%
1970 85.073 -4.890%
1969 89.449 -4.660%
1968 93.824 -8.080%
1967 102.067 -7.470%
1966 110.310 -6.950%
1965 118.552 -6.500%
1964 126.795 -6.100%
1963 135.038 0.590%
1962 134.241 0.600%
1961 133.444 0.600%
1960 132.647 0.600%
1959 131.850 0.610%
1958 131.053 0.330%
1957 130.618 0.330%
1956 130.183 0.340%
1955 129.748 0.340%
1954 129.313 0.340%
1953 128.878 0.340%
1952 128.443 0.340%
1951 128.008 0.340%
1950 127.573 0.000%