China · annual SERIES
Neonatal mortality rate in China
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
2.59per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year
-6.76% from 2023
Source note for 2024: {"display":"2.6 [2.3-3.0]","low":"2.255632062","high":"2.973379771","comments":null}
per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.594264360 | present · {"display":"2.6 [2.3-3.0]","low":"2.255632062","high":"2.973379771","comments":null} |
| 2023 | 2.782283419 | present · {"display":"2.8 [2.5-3.1]","low":"2.474218041","high":"3.113391823","comments":null} |
| 2022 | 2.987495103 | present · {"display":"3.0 [2.7-3.3]","low":"2.689443527","high":"3.301157789","comments":null} |
| 2021 | 3.215195901 | present · {"display":"3.2 [2.9-3.5]","low":"2.901385870","high":"3.535315810","comments":null} |
| 2020 | 3.471551537 | present · {"display":"3.5 [3.1-3.8]","low":"3.135878801","high":"3.814814451","comments":null} |
| 2019 | 3.762031477 | present · {"display":"3.8 [3.4-4.1]","low":"3.413877398","high":"4.121095808","comments":null} |
| 2018 | 4.088602572 | present · {"display":"4.1 [3.7-4.5]","low":"3.720918187","high":"4.473159784","comments":null} |
| 2017 | 4.458154799 | present · {"display":"4.5 [4.1-4.9]","low":"4.062474843","high":"4.869125671","comments":null} |
| 2016 | 4.872179170 | present · {"display":"4.9 [4.4-5.3]","low":"4.448844379","high":"5.314665012","comments":null} |
| 2015 | 5.324956398 | present · {"display":"5.3 [4.9-5.8]","low":"4.864736518","high":"5.811753580","comments":null} |
| 2014 | 5.822523438 | present · {"display":"5.8 [5.3-6.3]","low":"5.324657920","high":"6.346524533","comments":null} |
| 2013 | 6.360936080 | present · {"display":"6.4 [5.8-6.9]","low":"5.817051504","high":"6.935034410","comments":null} |
| 2012 | 6.955097225 | present · {"display":"7.0 [6.4-7.6]","low":"6.353209861","high":"7.575864931","comments":null} |
| 2011 | 7.609256392 | present · {"display":"7.6 [7.0-8.3]","low":"6.953823627","high":"8.295452298","comments":null} |
| 2010 | 8.356946099 | present · {"display":"8.4 [7.6-9.1]","low":"7.624999327","high":"9.095855524","comments":null} |
| 2009 | 9.209819122 | present · {"display":"9.2 [8.4-10.0]","low":"8.442055595","high":"10.027853045","comments":null} |
| 2008 | 10.181773253 | present · {"display":"10.2 [9.3-11.1]","low":"9.331257349","high":"11.084164576","comments":null} |
| 2007 | 11.281325569 | present · {"display":"11.3 [10.4-12.3]","low":"10.356059679","high":"12.283022707","comments":null} |
| 2006 | 12.511074422 | present · {"display":"12.5 [11.5-13.6]","low":"11.499304715","high":"13.622388592","comments":null} |
| 2005 | 13.867677024 | present · {"display":"13.9 [12.7-15.1]","low":"12.746745157","high":"15.080385574","comments":null} |
| 2004 | 15.330059687 | present · {"display":"15.3 [14.1-16.6]","low":"14.138026398","high":"16.649671114","comments":null} |
| 2003 | 16.849224615 | present · {"display":"16.8 [15.5-18.3]","low":"15.549162288","high":"18.313043875","comments":null} |
| 2002 | 18.383692073 | present · {"display":"18.4 [17.0-19.9]","low":"17.005973617","high":"19.941645867","comments":null} |
| 2001 | 19.900664269 | present · {"display":"19.9 [18.4-21.6]","low":"18.397893301","high":"21.559233597","comments":null} |
| 2000 | 21.350695822 | present · {"display":"21.4 [19.7-23.2]","low":"19.687854572","high":"23.156226812","comments":null} |
Definition & method
WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
What to keep in mind
- Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
- This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
- New source vintages may revise historical estimates.