Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China

China: Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita was 0.5724 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.5724
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
152nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.8
in 1969
All-time low
0.5724
in 2024
Years of data
56
1969–2024

Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China, 1969–2024

02.557.51012.5196919962024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China stood at 0.5724. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China peaked at 11.8 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.5724, in 2024.

China ranks 152nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China, 1969 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1969 11.8 —
1970 11.21 -5.0%
1971 10.63 -5.2%
1972 10.08 -5.2%
1973 9.52 -5.5%
1974 8.97 -5.8%
1975 8.43 -6.0%
1976 7.91 -6.2%
1977 7.42 -6.2%
1978 6.98 -5.9%
1979 6.59 -5.5%
1980 6.26 -5.0%
1981 5.99 -4.4%
1982 5.77 -3.6%
1983 5.61 -2.9%
1984 5.49 -2.0%
1985 5.42 -1.3%
1986 5.39 -0.7%
1987 5.38 -0.1%
1988 5.39 +0.1%
1989 5.38 -0.1%
1990 5.36 -0.4%
1991 5.3 -1.0%
1992 5.21 -1.8%
1993 5.08 -2.4%
1994 4.92 -3.1%
1995 4.74 -3.7%
1996 4.55 -4.0%
1997 4.35 -4.5%
1998 4.14 -5.0%
1999 3.91 -5.5%
2000 3.66 -6.2%
2001 3.41 -7.0%
2002 3.14 -7.7%
2003 2.88 -8.3%
2004 2.63 -8.7%
2005 2.4 -8.8%
2006 2.19 -8.6%
2007 2.01 -8.3%
2008 1.85 -8.1%
2009 1.71 -7.8%
2010 1.57 -7.6%
2011 1.46 -7.5%
2012 1.35 -7.4%
2013 1.25 -7.5%
2014 1.16 -7.3%
2015 1.07 -7.3%
2016 0.9957 -7.2%
2017 0.9253 -7.1%
2018 0.8613 -6.9%
2019 0.8033 -6.7%
2020 0.7501 -6.6%
2021 0.701 -6.5%
2022 0.6558 -6.4%
2023 0.6123 -6.6%
2024 0.5724 -6.5%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.5724 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.5724 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.72, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.8 11.8 11.8 1
1970s 8.77 6.59 11.21 10
1980s 5.61 5.38 6.26 10
1990s 4.76 3.91 5.36 10
2000s 2.59 1.71 3.66 10
2010s 1.14 0.8033 1.57 10
2020s 0.6583 0.5724 0.7501 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 149 Qatar 0.5885 compare
  2. 150 Sri Lanka 0.5881 compare
  3. 151 Bulgaria 0.5736 compare
  4. 153 Croatia 0.5646 compare
  5. 154 Anguilla 0.5608 compare
  6. 155 Maldives 0.5439 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More climate change data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China?
Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China was 0.5724 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 11.8 in 1969.
What is the lowest child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5724 in 2024.
How does China rank for child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita?
China ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/child-mortality-vs-co2-emissions-per-capita/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/child-mortality-vs-co2-emissions-per-capita/china/">Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Child mortality vs co2 emissions per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed