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China Lowest Infant Mortality Rate

Name: China Infant Mortality Rate
Creator: World Bank
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3.7 in 2025

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

The lowest infant mortality rate in China was 3.7 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (3.7), 2023 (4.5), 2022 (4.8), 2021 (5.1), 2020 (5.5).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	3.7	−0.8	156th
2023	4.5	−0.3	45th
2022	4.8	−0.3	46th
2021	5.1	−0.4	47th
2020	5.5	−0.5	51st
2019	6.0	−0.4	55th
2018	6.4	−0.6	56th
2017	7.0	−0.6	59th
2016	7.6	−0.6	60th
2015	8.2	−0.7	62nd
2014	8.9	−0.8	64th
2013	9.7	−0.8	67th
2012	10.5	−1.0	70th
2011	11.5	−1.0	71st
2010	12.5	−1.1	73rd
2009	13.6	−1.2	76th
2008	14.8	−1.3	80th
2007	16.1	−1.6	81st
2006	17.7	−1.7	87th
2005	19.4	−1.9	95th
2004	21.3	−2.2	99th
2003	23.5	−2.1	101st
2002	25.6	−2.2	105th
2001	27.8	−2.2	108th
2000	30.0	−1.9	110th
1999	31.9	−1.9	108th
1998	33.8	−1.8	108th
1997	35.6	−1.6	109th
1996	37.2	−1.5	108th
1995	38.7	−1.4	109th
1994	40.1	−1.2	111th
1993	41.3	−1.0	111th
1992	42.3	−0.6	112th
1991	42.9	−0.4	111th
1990	43.3	+0.0	110th
1989	43.3	+0.0	106th
1988	43.3	+0.2	105th
1987	43.1	+0.1	101st
1986	43.0	+0.0	96th
1985	43.0	−0.4	94th
1984	43.4	−0.7	90th
1983	44.1	−1.2	86th
1982	45.3	−1.5	80th
1981	46.8	−2.0	80th
1980	48.8	−2.4	80th
1979	51.2	−2.8	80th
1978	54.0	−3.3	82nd
1977	57.3	−3.6	86th
1976	60.9	−3.8	86th
1975	64.7	−3.9	88th
1974	68.6	−3.9	88th
1973	72.5	−3.9	91st
1972	76.4	−3.9	90th
1971	80.3	−4.0	91st
1970	84.3	−4.2	87th
1969	88.5	–	87th

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