List of administrative divisions in China by infant mortality

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Sex-based statistics regarding the rate of infant mortality by administrative divisions in the People's Republic of China have been collected. Disparity in rates of female

first modern Chinese census in 1982 which showed significantly higher rates of female infant mortality.[1] Already abnormal female infant mortality deteriorated further in censuses held in 1989 and 2000.[1]

Census data

2010

The infant mortality rates by administrative division from the

Rank Name Male Female Male/Female
1 Hainan 20.32 27.00 0.75
2 Jiangxi 20.32 25.97 0.78
3 Gansu 20.32 25.3 0.80
4 Guizhou 26.98 32.79 0.82
5 Yunnan 26.98 29.87 0.90
6 Fujian 15.93 17.57 0.91
7 Guangdong 15.93 17.46 0.91
8 Shanxi 20.32 21.89 0.93
9 Shandong 15.93 16.57 0.96
10 Guangxi 20.32 21.12 0.96
11 Hubei 15.93 16.3 0.98
12 Henan 20.32 20.69 0.98
13 Anhui 20.32 20.59 0.99
14 Hunan 20.32 20.27 1.00
15 Tibet 31.07 30.9 1.01
16 Shaanxi 17.77 17.14 1.04
17 Beijing 9.83 9.37 1.05
18 Hebei 15.93 14.76 1.08
19 Sichuan 20.32 18.82 1.08
20 Zhejiang 15.93 14.56 1.10
21 Ningxia 20.32 18.32 1.11
22 Qinghai 33.48 29.94 1.12
23 Jiangsu 11.08 9.90 1.12
24 Chongqing 17.77 15.67 1.13
25 Jilin 15.93 13.44 1.19
26 Xinjiang 26.47 22.21 1.19
27 Liaoning 15.93 12.23 1.30
28 Inner Mongolia 15.93 12.10 1.32
29 Heilongjiang 17.77 13.19 1.35
30 Shanghai 9.83 7.11 1.38
31 Tianjin 9.83 6.35 1.55

2000

Infant mortality rates are based on the

5th National Population Census held in 2000 and calculations of male/female differences are from the medical journal article "Gender Difference of Infant Mortality and its Disparity among Provinces in China" published in the Chinese Journal of Health Statistics in April 2013.[1]

Rank Name Male Female Male/Female
1 Jiangxi 31.36 78.50 0.40
2 Hainan 17.37 32.77 0.53
3 Guangxi 22.98 41.36 0.56
4 Henan 17.65 30.29 0.58
5 Guangdong 13.20 22.37 0.59
6 Anhui 26.78 42.07 0.64
7 Shaanxi 26.62 41.01 0.65
8 Fujian 17.74 26.59 0.67
9 Hebei 15.31 21.51 0.71
10 Gansu 45.11 62.13 0.73
10 Hunan 24.50 33.50 0.73
12 Hubei 17.22 22.63 0.76
13 Guizhou 58.00 74.90 0.77
13 Yunnan 61.77 79.71 0.77
15 Shandong 13.54 16.88 0.80
16 Jiangsu 13.28 16.02 0.83
17 Shanxi 17.83 21.09 0.85
18 Zhejiang 11.09 12.90 0.86
19 Inner Mongolia 30.25 34.02 0.89
20 Shanghai 4.23 4.59 0.92
21 Qinghai 49.05 52.21 0.94
22 Liaoning 10.90 11.45 0.95
23 Sichuan 21.12 22.09 0.96
24 Jilin 17.79 18.20 0.98
25 Beijing 3.79 3.82 0.99
25 Tianjin 4.42 4.45 0.99
27 Ningxia 27.67 26.95 1.03
27 Tibet 43.67 42.34 1.03
29 Heilongjiang 11.59 10.28 1.13
30 Xinjiang 42.41 37.64 1.13
31 Chongqing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Cao, Meng; Lei, Peng; Wu, Zhuochun (April 2013). "Gender Difference of Infant Mortality and its Disparity among Provinces in China". Chinese Journal of Health Statistics. 30 (2): 162–166.
  2. ^ a b Hong, Rongqing; Zeng, Xianxin (March 2013). "Infant Mortality Reported in the 2010 Census: Bias and Adjustment". Population Research. 37.
  3. ^ "What Census Data Can Tell Us About Children in China Facts and Figures 2013" (PDF). unicef.cn. UNFPA; UNICEF.