China Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the China infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for China in 2023 is 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.
  • The infant mortality rate for China in 2021 was 8.996 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.22% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for China in 2020 was 9.295 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.13% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Equatorial Guinea 58.365
Turkmenistan 39.580
Gabon 31.049
Namibia 27.248
Botswana 26.744
Venezuela 24.896
Guyana 24.709
South Africa 23.573
Dominican Republic 22.918
Iraq 21.137
Azerbaijan 18.746
Algeria 18.401
Fiji 18.190
Paraguay 17.497
Guatemala 17.368
Suriname 15.407
Grenada 14.419
Jordan 12.802
Mexico 12.534
Samoa 11.681
Ecuador 11.666
Belize 11.382
Brazil 11.039
Colombia 11.037
Tonga 10.949
Peru 10.720
Jamaica 10.668
Iran 10.499
Mauritius 9.742
Armenia 9.356
North Macedonia 9.221
Libya 8.975
Lebanon 8.913
China 8.397
Turkey 7.268
Albania 7.227
Thailand 6.665
Kazakhstan 6.526
Costa Rica 6.325
Romania 5.789
Bulgaria 5.421
Maldives 5.268
Malaysia 5.152
Russia 4.807
Serbia 4.183
Cuba 4.113
Belarus 2.462
Montenegro 2.326
China - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
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%