Death Rate (or Crude Death Rate) refers to the ratio of the number of deaths to the average population (or mid-period population) during a certain period of time (usually a year), expressed in ‰. Death rate refers to annual death rate. The following formula is used: (Number of deaths)/(Annual average population)*1000‰.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | 5.30 | 5.20 | 4.41 | 4.27 | 4.31 | 4.52 | 4.92 | 4.95 | 5.20 | 5.30 | 5.58 | 5.49 | 5.39 |
| Tianjin | 6.17 | 6.01 | 5.58 | 6.08 | 6.12 | 6.00 | 6.05 | 5.61 | 5.54 | 5.05 | 5.42 | 5.30 | 6.23 |
| Hebei | 6.21 | 6.75 | 6.41 | 6.52 | 6.41 | 6.87 | 6.23 | 5.79 | 6.36 | 6.60 | 6.38 | 6.12 | 7.58 |
| Shanxi | 5.90 | 6.00 | 5.38 | 5.61 | 5.83 | 5.57 | 5.93 | 5.56 | 5.52 | 5.45 | 5.32 | 5.85 | 7.32 |
| Inner Mongolia | 5.50 | 5.46 | 5.54 | 5.43 | 5.52 | 5.62 | 5.75 | 5.32 | 5.69 | 5.74 | 5.95 | 5.66 | 7.54 |
| Liaoning | 6.70 | 6.04 | 6.26 | 6.05 | 6.54 | 6.12 | 6.23 | 6.59 | 6.78 | 6.93 | 7.39 | 7.25 | 8.89 |
| Jilin | 5.85 | 5.32 | 5.88 | 5.51 | 5.37 | 5.04 | 6.22 | 5.53 | 5.60 | 6.50 | 6.26 | 6.90 | 8.08 |
| Heilongjiang | 5.20 | 5.03 | 5.92 | 6.03 | 6.08 | 6.46 | 6.60 | 6.61 | 6.63 | 6.67 | 6.74 | 8.70 | |
| Shanghai | 7.20 | 6.08 | 5.07 | 5.10 | 5.36 | 5.24 | 5.21 | 5.07 | 5.00 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.50 | 5.59 |
| Jiangsu | 6.52 | 7.03 | 6.88 | 6.98 | 6.99 | 7.01 | 7.02 | 7.03 | 7.03 | 7.03 | 7.03 | 7.04 | 6.77 |
| Zhejiang | 6.13 | 6.08 | 5.54 | 5.40 | 5.52 | 5.45 | 5.51 | 5.50 | 5.52 | 5.56 | 5.58 | 5.52 | 5.90 |
| Anhui | 5.76 | 6.23 | 5.95 | 5.91 | 6.14 | 6.06 | 5.89 | 5.94 | 5.96 | 5.90 | 5.96 | 6.04 | 8.00 |
| Fujian | 5.85 | 5.62 | 5.16 | 5.20 | 5.73 | 6.01 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.20 | 6.20 | 6.10 | 6.28 |
| Jiangxi | 6.07 | 5.96 | 6.06 | 5.98 | 6.14 | 6.28 | 6.26 | 6.24 | 6.16 | 6.08 | 6.06 | 6.03 | 6.71 |
| Shandong | 6.70 | 6.31 | 6.26 | 6.40 | 6.95 | 6.40 | 6.84 | 6.67 | 7.05 | 7.40 | 7.18 | 7.50 | 7.36 |
| Henan | 5.93 | 6.30 | 6.57 | 6.62 | 6.71 | 6.76 | 7.02 | 7.05 | 7.11 | 6.97 | 6.80 | 6.84 | 7.36 |
| Hubei | 6.01 | 5.69 | 6.02 | 6.01 | 6.12 | 6.15 | 6.96 | 5.83 | 6.97 | 7.01 | 7.00 | 7.08 | 7.86 |
| Hunan | 6.79 | 6.75 | 6.70 | 6.80 | 7.01 | 6.96 | 6.89 | 6.86 | 7.01 | 7.08 | 7.08 | 7.28 | 8.28 |
| Guangdong | 5.40 | 4.68 | 4.21 | 4.35 | 4.65 | 4.69 | 4.70 | 4.32 | 4.41 | 4.52 | 4.55 | 4.46 | 4.83 |
| Guangxi | 5.70 | 6.09 | 5.48 | 6.04 | 6.31 | 6.35 | 6.21 | 6.15 | 5.95 | 6.22 | 5.96 | 6.14 | 6.80 |
| Hainan | 5.80 | 5.72 | 5.73 | 5.75 | 5.81 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.01 | 6.01 | 6.11 | 6.01 |
| Chongqing | 7.98 | 6.40 | 6.40 | 6.71 | 6.86 | 6.77 | 7.05 | 7.19 | 7.24 | 7.27 | 7.54 | 7.57 | 8.04 |
| Sichuan | 7.00 | 6.80 | 6.62 | 6.81 | 6.92 | 6.90 | 7.02 | 6.94 | 6.99 | 7.03 | 7.01 | 7.09 | 8.74 |
| Guizhou | 7.53 | 7.21 | 6.55 | 6.93 | 6.96 | 7.15 | 7.18 | 7.20 | 6.93 | 6.88 | 6.85 | 6.95 | 7.19 |
| Yunnan | 7.57 | 6.75 | 6.56 | 6.36 | 6.41 | 6.43 | 6.45 | 6.48 | 6.55 | 6.68 | 6.32 | 6.20 | 8.12 |
| Tibet | 6.60 | 7.15 | 5.55 | 5.13 | 5.21 | 5.39 | 5.21 | 5.10 | 5.11 | 4.95 | 4.58 | 4.46 | 5.47 |
| Shaanxi | 6.01 | 6.01 | 6.06 | 6.24 | 6.15 | 6.26 | 6.28 | 6.23 | 6.24 | 6.24 | 6.28 | 7.38 | |
| Gansu | 6.41 | 6.57 | 6.02 | 6.03 | 6.05 | 6.08 | 6.11 | 6.15 | 6.18 | 6.52 | 6.65 | 6.75 | 8.26 |
| Qinghai | 6.15 | 6.21 | 6.31 | 6.12 | 6.06 | 6.13 | 6.18 | 6.17 | 6.18 | 6.17 | 6.25 | 6.08 | 6.91 |
| Ningxia | 4.57 | 4.95 | 5.10 | 4.68 | 4.33 | 4.50 | 4.53 | 4.58 | 4.72 | 4.75 | 5.54 | 5.69 | 6.09 |
| Xinjiang | 5.40 | 5.04 | 5.43 | 4.42 | 4.48 | 4.92 | 4.97 | 4.51 | 4.26 | 4.48 | 4.56 | 4.45 | 5.60 |