The infant mortality rate in China decreased by 0.4 deaths per 1,000 live births (-6.78 percent) since the previous year. As a result, the infant mortality rate in China saw its lowest number in 2020 with 5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births.
The infant mortality rate refers to the number of newborns not expected to survive past the first year of life. This is generally expressed as a value per 1,000 live births, and infant mortality also includes neonatal mortality (deaths within the first 28 days of life). Find more statistics on other topics about China with key insights such as death rate, crude birth rate, and total fertility rate.
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World Bank. (December 21, 2022). Infant mortality rate in China from 1970 to 2020 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/263739/infant-mortality-in-china/
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Infant mortality rate in China from 1970 to 2020 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph], World Bank, December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/263739/infant-mortality-in-china/