Coronavirus COVID-19 in China - statistics & facts

A SARS-like virus, coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (formally known as 2019-nCoV) spread around the globe since its outbreak in Wuhan city in China. For the best part of three years, China has been implementing its "Zero-COVID" policy, with stringent measures such as border closures and lockdowns aiming to stop the spread of the virus.

China's GDP growth rate in 2025
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Forecasted China's GDP growth rate in 2024
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Gross profit change of industrial enterprises year-to-date
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Diseases

COVID-19 confirmed and death case development in China 2020-2022

Prevention

COVID-19 vaccination rate in China 2021-2022, by status

Health Economics

Health expenditure in China 2001-2024

Overview

Infections and deaths of major virus outbreaks in the last 50 years as of 2020
Infections and deaths of major virus outbreaks in the last 50 years as of 2020
Confirmed cases and deaths of major virus outbreaks worldwide in the last 50 years as of 2020
Fatality rate of major virus outbreaks in the last 50 years as of 2020
Fatality rate of major virus outbreaks in the last 50 years as of 2020
Fatality rate of major virus outbreaks worldwide in the last 50 years as of 2020
Infections and deaths of SARS in Greater China 2003
Infections and deaths of SARS in Greater China 2003
Infections and deaths of SARS in Greater China as of 2003 (in number of cases)
COVID-19 cases worldwide as of April 13, 2024, by country or territory
COVID-19 cases worldwide as of April 13, 2024, by country or territory
Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide as of April 13, 2024, by country or territory
COVID-19 confirmed and death case development in China 2020-2022
COVID-19 confirmed and death case development in China 2020-2022
Number of novel coronavirus COVID-19 cumulative confirmed and death cases in China from January 20, 2020 to June 6, 2022
COVID-19 case death rate trend in China 2020-2023
COVID-19 case death rate trend in China 2020-2023
Development of novel coronavirus COVID-19 case fatality rate (CFR) in China from January 19, 2020 to January 1, 2023

Healthcare system in China

Health expenditure in China as a proportion of GDP 2013-2024
Health expenditure in China as a proportion of GDP 2013-2024
Health expenditure in China as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) from 2013 to 2024
Health expenditure in China 2001-2024
Health expenditure in China 2001-2024
Health expenditure in China from 2001 to 2024 (in billion yuan)
Number of hospitals in China 2023, by region
Number of hospitals in China 2023, by region
Number of hospitals in China in 2023, by region
Bed occupancy rate in Chinese hospitals 2024, by region
Bed occupancy rate in Chinese hospitals 2024, by region
Bed occupancy rate in hospitals in China in 2024, by region
Medical personnel in China 2023, by region
Medical personnel in China 2023, by region
Medical personnel in China in 2023, by region

Vaccination

COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide as of March 20, 2023, by country
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide as of March 20, 2023, by country
Number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide as of March 20, 2023, by country
COVID-19 vaccine dose rate worldwide by select country or territory March 20, 2023
COVID-19 vaccine dose rate worldwide by select country or territory March 20, 2023
Rate of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered worldwide as of March 20, 2023, by select country, territory, or region (per 100 people)
COVID-19 vaccination doses in China 2020-2022
COVID-19 vaccination doses in China 2020-2022
Total number of coronavirus COVID-19 vaccination doses administered in China from December 15, 2020 to June 7, 2022 (in millions)
COVID-19 vaccination in China 2021-2022, by status
COVID-19 vaccination in China 2021-2022, by status
Number of people fully or partly vaccinated against coronavirus COVID-19 in China from August 2021 to June 2022 (in millions)
COVID-19 vaccination rate in China 2021-2022, by status
COVID-19 vaccination rate in China 2021-2022, by status
Share of people fully or partly vaccinated against coronavirus COVID-19 in China from August 2021 to June 2022
COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in China 2021-2022
COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in China 2021-2022
Total number of coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine booster doses administered in China from November 5, 2021 to June 4, 2022 (in millions)
Public readiness to take a COVID-19 vaccine in China 2020
Public readiness to take a COVID-19 vaccine in China 2020
Share of respondents who would like to take a COVID-19 vaccine in China as of December 2020

Impact on economy and society

Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in China 2015-2030
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in China 2015-2030
Growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 2015 to 2025 with forecasts until 2030
Gross profit change of industrial enterprises in China 2026
Gross profit change of industrial enterprises in China 2026
Change in cumulated gross profit of industrial enterprises in China year-to-date May 2023 to May 2026
Monthly industrial production change by sector in China 2026
Monthly industrial production change by sector in China 2026
Change of industrial production in major sectors in China from April to June 2026
Chinese student's intention to study abroad under COVID-19 2023
Chinese student's intention to study abroad under COVID-19 2023
Influence of coronavirus on Chinese student's plan to study overseas in 2023
Likelihood to go offline shopping as often post COVID-19 restriction in China 2021
Likelihood to go offline shopping as often post COVID-19 restriction in China 2021
Likelihood to go shopping as frequently in physical stores as before after COVID-19 restrictions among consumers in China as of June 2021
Reasons for shopping less in-store post COVID-19 restriction in China 2021
Reasons for shopping less in-store post COVID-19 restriction in China 2021
Reasons for shopping less frequently in physical stores as before post COVID-19 restrictions among consumers in China as of June 2021
Individuals likely to change their travel habits post-pandemic by country 2021
Individuals likely to change their travel habits post-pandemic by country 2021
Share of individuals likely to change their travel habits post-pandemic in 2021, by country
Expected frequency of WFH post-coronavirus pandemic in China 2021
Expected frequency of WFH post-coronavirus pandemic in China 2021
Expected frequency of working from home after coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic among adults in China as of March 2021

Impact on foreign companies and investors

COVID control measures' impact on U.S. companies in China 2022
COVID control measures' impact on U.S. companies in China 2022
Impacts of COVID-19 control measures on U.S. companies operating in China as of June 2022
COVID-19 control measures' impact on U.S. companies' business plans in China 2022
COVID-19 control measures' impact on U.S. companies' business plans in China 2022
Impact of China's COVID-19 control measures on U.S. companies' business and investment plans in China as of June 2022
Top impacts of COVID control measures on U.S. companies' business plans in China 2022
Top impacts of COVID control measures on U.S. companies' business plans in China 2022
Major impacts of COVID-19 control measures on U.S. companies' business and investment plans in China as of June 2022
Estimated value of investment plans in U.S. companies affected by COVID in China 2022
Estimated value of investment plans in U.S. companies affected by COVID in China 2022
Estimated value of paused, delayed, or canceled investment plans in U.S. companies due to COVID-19 control measures in China as of June 2022
U.S. companies' views of Chinese market if China's COVID control measures change 2022
U.S. companies' views of Chinese market if China's COVID control measures change 2022
If negative impacts of China's COVID control measures on U.S. companies' views of the Chinese market reversible as of June 2022
COVID control measures' impact on German companies in China 2022
COVID control measures' impact on German companies in China 2022
Impacts of COVID-19 control measures on German companies operating in China as of September 2022

China's GDP growth rate in 2025
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Forecasted China's GDP growth rate in 2024
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Gross profit change of industrial enterprises year-to-date
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Key figures

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- Number of active cases with symptoms in Greater China
- 2,785,848
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Key figures of coronavirus COVID-19 in Greater China 2022
- Region with the highest number of deaths from COVID-19
- Hong Kong
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Confirmed, death and recovery cases of COVID-19 in Greater China 2022, by region
- Number of deaths from COVID-19
- 14,612
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COVID-19 confirmed and death case development in China 2020-2022
- Case fatality rate of COVID-19
- 0.27%
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COVID-19 case death rate trend in China 2020-2023

- Number of tests performed in China
- 160m
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Number of tests for COVID-19 in most impacted countries worldwide as of Dec. 2022
- Testing rate per million population in China
- 111k
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Rate of COVID-19 testing in most impacted countries worldwide as of Dec. 22, 2022
- Total number of vaccine doses administered in China
- 3.39bn
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COVID-19 vaccination doses in China 2020-2022
- Number of vaccine booster doses administered in China
- 780m
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COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in China 2021-2022
- Share of fully vaccinated in China
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COVID-19 vaccination rate in China 2021-2022, by status