China · Under-5 Mortality (WHO)
5.72024
Unit: per 1,000 live births. Publisher measure: Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births).
Probability of dying before the fifth birthday, both sexes and the whole wealth population (total wealth group), expressed per 1,000 live births under reference-year mortality conditions.
Measurement basis: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) modelled or adjusted mortality probabilities/rates, disseminated by WHO.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: annual. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 56 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1969 | 117.994297103 | 99.58116536 | 137.593985928 | — |
| China | 1970 | 112.095176895 | 96.557643801 | 128.260891584 | — |
| China | 1971 | 106.30151399 | 92.786015618 | 119.974601929 | — |
| China | 1972 | 100.783341864 | 88.667460599 | 112.982338736 | — |
| China | 1973 | 95.203002641 | 84.201071292 | 106.377056658 | — |
| China | 1974 | 89.680292421 | 79.421528697 | 100.145473703 | — |
| China | 1975 | 84.265415801 | 74.598916101 | 94.261701301 | — |
| China | 1976 | 79.066644865 | 70.037605941 | 88.548847028 | — |
| China | 1977 | 74.153721934 | 65.482978167 | 83.378187509 | — |
| China | 1978 | 69.756815375 | 61.438817709 | 78.58823277 | — |
| China | 1979 | 65.923629932 | 57.920568697 | 74.470151928 | — |
| China | 1980 | 62.619669166 | 54.868094306 | 70.951615438 | — |
| China | 1981 | 59.875412554 | 52.609646847 | 68.054935801 | — |
| China | 1982 | 57.708950299 | 50.815378984 | 65.610484459 | — |
| China | 1983 | 56.06067574 | 49.39763729 | 63.751771374 | — |
| China | 1984 | 54.930996623 | 48.549348634 | 62.264839747 | — |
| China | 1985 | 54.224164736 | 48.156013899 | 61.2349127 | — |
| China | 1986 | 53.867581592 | 48.177719118 | 60.522715616 | — |
| China | 1987 | 53.809240617 | 48.419165765 | 59.869400503 | — |
| China | 1988 | 53.852587458 | 48.860754862 | 59.329994252 | — |
| China | 1989 | 53.804255876 | 49.297386659 | 58.742768248 | — |
| China | 1990 | 53.582260478 | 49.503195207 | 58.082736926 | — |
| China | 1991 | 53.02777982 | 49.339487581 | 57.110353916 | — |
| China | 1992 | 52.08070792 | 48.802765735 | 55.778346245 | — |
| China | 1993 | 50.822400233 | 47.802450604 | 54.098919883 | — |
| China | 1994 | 49.24534538 | 46.465244505 | 52.271479227 | — |
| China | 1995 | 47.439001974 | 44.801369913 | 50.337234 | — |
| China | 1996 | 45.5391791 | 43.022454437 | 48.280191806 | — |
| China | 1997 | 43.511274577 | 41.134764426 | 46.146944772 | — |
| China | 1998 | 41.356307346 | 39.101284864 | 43.873608851 | — |
| China | 1999 | 39.078660409 | 36.970320043 | 41.463782408 | — |
| China | 2000 | 36.639076465 | 34.674273569 | 38.899236187 | — |
| China | 2001 | 34.071124658 | 32.24494865 | 36.163122977 | — |
| China | 2002 | 31.438671298 | 29.75011457 | 33.339777555 | — |
| China | 2003 | 28.83269231 | 27.254582326 | 30.552785905 | — |
| China | 2004 | 26.328575706 | 24.845887995 | 27.884725416 | — |
| China | 2005 | 24.016077607 | 22.586499503 | 25.457704085 | — |
| China | 2006 | 21.945565115 | 20.61557404 | 23.25937944 | — |
| China | 2007 | 20.117761664 | 18.907621637 | 21.313370258 | — |
| China | 2008 | 18.490507987 | 17.394963886 | 19.59032924 | — |
| China | 2009 | 17.05050029 | 16.059847307 | 18.073265161 | — |
| China | 2010 | 15.749361819 | 14.830905551 | 16.701489296 | — |
| China | 2011 | 14.561656546 | 13.73450212 | 15.448169926 | — |
| China | 2012 | 13.483267695 | 12.704123056 | 14.296181719 | — |
| China | 2013 | 12.478452178 | 11.75648078 | 13.239795353 | — |
| China | 2014 | 11.563090594 | 10.899464396 | 12.25875285 | — |
| China | 2015 | 10.724110967 | 10.102669632 | 11.377696117 | — |
| China | 2016 | 9.956598999 | 9.3806198 | 10.563531538 | — |
| China | 2017 | 9.253209328 | 8.727989869 | 9.829195881 | — |
| China | 2018 | 8.612710861 | 8.123996932 | 9.148003094 | — |
| China | 2019 | 8.032590688 | 7.570248904 | 8.529883326 | — |
| China | 2020 | 7.501260714 | 7.062547948 | 7.97513132 | — |
| China | 2021 | 7.010351869 | 6.58294538 | 7.462916657 | — |
| China | 2022 | 6.558248985 | 6.107593696 | 7.01700784 | — |
| China | 2023 | 6.122859319 | 5.629124959 | 6.633303225 | — |
| China | 2024 | 5.72393505 | 5.158275847 | 6.338842222 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.