Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
5.70 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 97/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
China
East Asia & Pacific · East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Beijing
Rank #68 of scored countries.
Survival
83.6
Living
53.1
Governance
43.8
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
3.11 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 56/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
0.00 %(2020)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
4.62 %(2025)
Normalized: 82/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
15.79 %(2025)
Normalized: 67/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
3.90 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 36/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
27,105 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 22/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
5.94 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 31/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
0.22 %(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
78.02 years(2024)
Normalized: 77/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
36.00 0–100 index(2022)
Normalized: 58/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.09 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 46/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.90 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 72/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.58 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 35/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.65 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 7/100 · higher is better
History
China — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1981: +2.6 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 63.0 | 46.8 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 56.0 | 47.9 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 52.9 | 49.4 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 48.5 | 50.9 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 57.9 | 52.7 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 57.4 | 54.7 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 57.0 | 28.9 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 53.8 | 31.7 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 52.3 | 33.0 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 52.5 | 34.4 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 52.7 | 34.7 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 53.9 | 35.7 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 54.8 | 36.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 59.3 | 37.7 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 61.2 | 40.8 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 55.9 | 38.2 | — |
| 1981 | 60.5 | 11 | 58.5 | 39.1 | 93.6 |
| 1982 | 62.1 | 12 | 59.1 | 42.5 | 94.3 |
| 1983 | 62.2 | 13 | 59.4 | 43.5 | 92.7 |
| 1984 | 63.2 | 14 | 59.7 | 43.5 | 96.6 |
| 1985 | 62.6 | 16 | 58.7 | 44.5 | 94.1 |
| 1986 | 62.5 | 18 | 58.1 | 45.0 | 94.1 |
| 1987 | 64.6 | 22 | 57.9 | 59.7 | 82.1 |
| 1988 | 63.8 | 25 | 58.8 | 56.9 | 81.6 |
| 1989 | 64.2 | 26 | 59.2 | 57.0 | 82.2 |
| 1990 | 56.4 | 29 | 54.0 | 45.8 | 75.1 |
| 1991 | 64.2 | 22 | 73.2 | 46.3 | 74.8 |
| 1992 | 64.2 | 27 | 73.3 | 46.2 | 74.8 |
| 1993 | 62.9 | 30 | 72.5 | 46.3 | 70.9 |
| 1994 | 63.5 | 30 | 72.0 | 47.0 | 72.8 |
| 1995 | 63.1 | 31 | 72.1 | 47.2 | 71.0 |
| 1996 | 55.0 | 95 | 72.0 | 47.7 | 37.8 |
| 1997 | 55.1 | 96 | 71.9 | 48.1 | 38.1 |
| 1998 | 55.1 | 93 | 71.9 | 48.1 | 37.9 |
| 1999 | 54.7 | 92 | 72.3 | 48.1 | 35.8 |
| 2000 | 50.1 | 111 | 65.5 | 43.9 | 34.1 |
| 2001 | 50.4 | 115 | 67.7 | 42.3 | 34.0 |
| 2002 | 49.2 | 117 | 66.3 | 42.5 | 31.3 |
| 2003 | 48.7 | 120 | 65.8 | 41.8 | 30.9 |
| 2004 | 48.3 | 127 | 66.5 | 40.1 | 30.6 |
| 2005 | 50.6 | 119 | 72.3 | 40.6 | 29.9 |
| 2006 | 50.2 | 119 | 72.3 | 39.7 | 29.6 |
| 2007 | 49.1 | 119 | 71.9 | 36.5 | 30.4 |
| 2008 | 49.4 | 112 | 72.0 | 37.6 | 29.8 |
| 2009 | 51.2 | 111 | 71.6 | 43.7 | 29.2 |
| 2010 | 51.8 | 106 | 77.0 | 39.8 | 28.0 |
| 2011 | 52.8 | 102 | 78.8 | 38.8 | 30.7 |
| 2012 | 53.9 | 98 | 80.0 | 41.9 | 28.9 |
| 2013 | 54.5 | 94 | 81.1 | 41.6 | 30.0 |
| 2014 | 56.7 | 85 | 81.6 | 42.9 | 36.2 |
| 2015 | 57.4 | 81 | 82.0 | 43.3 | 37.7 |
| 2016 | 57.5 | 78 | 82.2 | 42.7 | 38.7 |
| 2017 | 57.9 | 79 | 82.5 | 43.1 | 39.1 |
| 2018 | 58.1 | 79 | 83.0 | 43.5 | 38.6 |
| 2019 | 58.2 | 86 | 82.6 | 43.9 | 39.3 |
| 2020 | 58.5 | 82 | 81.9 | 45.1 | 39.9 |
| 2021 | 59.4 | 74 | 82.5 | 46.3 | 40.8 |
| 2022 | 60.0 | 75 | 83.3 | 47.4 | 40.5 |
| 2023 | 62.7 | 70 | 83.7 | 53.2 | 42.5 |
| 2024 | 63.2 | 68 | 84.2 | 53.2 | 43.5 |
| 2025 | 63.0 | 68 | 83.6 | 53.1 | 43.8 |
| 2026 | 63.1 | 68 | 83.3 | 53.5 | 44.1 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for China.