Increasing Mortality Rate

From 2000 to 2023, the mortality rate in China exhibited a steady increase, growing from 6.45 deaths per thousand inhabitants to 7.87 deaths per thousand inhabitants. This escalation reflects a noticeable upward trend in the mortality rate over a 23-year period.

Accelerated Growth in Recent Years

The mortality rate's growth pace has accelerated in the recent years, with an increase from 7.08 deaths per thousand inhabitants in 2018 to 7.87 deaths per thousand inhabitants in 2023. This represents a rise of 0.79 deaths per thousand inhabitants in just five years, marking a significant uptick in the mortality rate's growth.

Lowest to Highest Mortality Rate

The lowest recorded mortality rate was in 2003, at 6.40 deaths per thousand inhabitants, while the highest was in 2023, at 7.87 deaths per thousand inhabitants. This span captures the full scope of mortality rate fluctuations over the observed period.

Decade of Stabilization

Between 2006 and 2016, the mortality rate demonstrated a period of relative stabilization, with figures slowly increasing from 6.81 deaths per thousand inhabitants to 7.04 deaths per thousand inhabitants. This decade-long span showcases a phase of moderate and steady growth before the more rapid increases of later years.

Short-term Increases

The annual increase in mortality rate between 2022 and 2023 was 0.5 deaths per thousand inhabitants, which is among the sharpest year-over-year rises within the dataset. This spike underscores the recent acceleration in mortality rate growth.

Early 21st Century Trends

The early 2000s saw minor fluctuations in the mortality rate, with a slight increase from 6.41 deaths per thousand inhabitants in 2002 to 6.45 deaths per thousand inhabitants in 2000, followed by a decrease to 6.40 deaths per thousand inhabitants in 2003. These minor changes indicate a period of relative stability before the gradual upward trend took a firmer hold.

Comparative Analysis Over Decades

Comparing the average mortality rate of the first decade of the 2000s (6.43 deaths per thousand inhabitants) with the rate in the 2020s (7.37 deaths per thousand inhabitants from 2020 to 2023), there is a clear increase in mortality, highlighting the trend of rising mortality rates over the two decades.