China - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 9.45
2010 5.10
2015 4.13
2019 3.55

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 9.51
2010 8.45
2015 7.53
2019 6.82

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 81.04
2010 86.45
2015 88.34
2019 89.63

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in China was 11.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 18.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 11.20 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 17.80
2001 17.50
2002 17.80
2003 18.00
2004 17.80
2005 16.90
2006 16.00
2007 15.30
2008 14.70
2009 14.20
2010 13.80
2011 13.40
2012 12.80
2013 12.30
2014 12.00
2015 11.70
2016 11.50
2017 11.40
2018 11.30
2019 11.20

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in China was 20.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.20 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 27.70
2001 27.30
2002 27.00
2003 26.80
2004 26.80
2005 26.10
2006 24.90
2007 24.30
2008 24.10
2009 23.90
2010 23.80
2011 23.60
2012 23.30
2013 22.80
2014 22.10
2015 21.70
2016 21.40
2017 20.80
2018 20.40
2019 20.20

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in China was 15.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 15.90 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 23.00
2001 22.70
2002 22.70
2003 22.70
2004 22.50
2005 21.80
2006 20.70
2007 20.00
2008 19.60
2009 19.30
2010 19.00
2011 18.70
2012 18.30
2013 17.70
2014 17.20
2015 16.80
2016 16.60
2017 16.30
2018 16.00
2019 15.90

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 100.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 126.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 112.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in China was 1.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.10 in 2012 and a minimum value of 1.70 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.70
2001 1.80
2002 1.80
2003 1.90
2004 2.00
2005 2.00
2006 2.00
2007 2.00
2008 2.10
2009 2.10
2010 2.10
2011 2.10
2012 2.10
2013 2.00
2014 2.00
2015 2.00
2016 1.90
2017 1.90
2018 1.80
2019 1.80

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in China was 1.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.80 in 2012 and a minimum value of 1.50 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.50
2001 1.50
2002 1.50
2003 1.60
2004 1.70
2005 1.70
2006 1.70
2007 1.70
2008 1.80
2009 1.80
2010 1.80
2011 1.80
2012 1.80
2013 1.70
2014 1.70
2015 1.60
2016 1.60
2017 1.60
2018 1.50
2019 1.50

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in China was 2.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.40 in 2011 and a minimum value of 1.90 in 2000.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.90
2001 2.00
2002 2.10
2003 2.20
2004 2.30
2005 2.40
2006 2.30
2007 2.30
2008 2.40
2009 2.40
2010 2.40
2011 2.40
2012 2.30
2013 2.30
2014 2.30
2015 2.30
2016 2.30
2017 2.20
2018 2.10
2019 2.10

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in China was 6.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 6.20 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 14.70
2001 12.80
2002 11.40
2003 11.80
2004 12.30
2005 11.90
2006 11.20
2007 10.40
2008 9.80
2009 9.30
2010 8.70
2011 8.10
2012 7.40
2013 7.00
2014 6.70
2015 6.40
2016 6.30
2017 6.30
2018 6.30
2019 6.20

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in China was 9.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.20 in 2004 and a minimum value of 9.80 in 2015.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 13.90
2001 13.00
2002 12.90
2003 13.70
2004 14.20
2005 13.80
2006 13.00
2007 12.50
2008 12.30
2009 12.00
2010 11.70
2011 11.00
2012 10.50
2013 10.10
2014 10.00
2015 9.80
2016 9.90
2017 9.90
2018 9.90
2019 9.80

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in China was 8.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.10 in 2015.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 14.30
2001 12.90
2002 12.20
2003 12.80
2004 13.30
2005 12.90
2006 12.10
2007 11.50
2008 11.10
2009 10.70
2010 10.20
2011 9.60
2012 9.00
2013 8.60
2014 8.40
2015 8.10
2016 8.20
2017 8.10
2018 8.10
2019 8.10

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in China was 17.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.10 in 2002 and a minimum value of 17.40 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 21.40
2001 21.90
2002 22.10
2003 21.10
2004 20.50
2005 20.80
2006 20.70
2007 20.90
2008 20.50
2009 20.50
2010 20.30
2011 20.70
2012 20.30
2013 19.60
2014 18.80
2015 18.30
2016 18.00
2017 17.80
2018 17.60
2019 17.40

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.600

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors