This data does not include numbers registered in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao.
The Chinese health authorities calculate death cases for infectious diseases in a different method than most other countries, counting only patients who died directly from the infectious disease.
Since 2022, the numbers are only published monthly by the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration. The annual numbers are calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ.
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Infectious diseases in China 2024, by number of fatalities
This statistic shows the ranking of ten most fatal infectious diseases in China between January and July 2024, by number of deaths. During this period, over * people in China died from AIDS. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) has been the deadliest communicable disease in China since 2008.
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NHC, & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. (August 28, 2024). Ranking of infectious diseases in China from January to July 2024, by number of fatalities [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/861170/fatal-infectious-diseases-in-china/
NHC, und ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. "Ranking of infectious diseases in China from January to July 2024, by number of fatalities." Chart. August 28, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/861170/fatal-infectious-diseases-in-china/
NHC, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. (2024). Ranking of infectious diseases in China from January to July 2024, by number of fatalities. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/861170/fatal-infectious-diseases-in-china/
NHC, and ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. "Ranking of Infectious Diseases in China from January to July 2024, by Number of Fatalities." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Aug 2024, /statistics/861170/fatal-infectious-diseases-in-china/
NHC & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, Ranking of infectious diseases in China from January to July 2024, by number of fatalities ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/861170/fatal-infectious-diseases-in-china/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Ranking of infectious diseases in China from January to July 2024, by number of fatalities [Graph], NHC, & ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, August 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/861170/fatal-infectious-diseases-in-china/
