Shocking Report: 17.6% of 1990s Generation Dead, Sudden Deaths Rising in China

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"The COVID-19 epidemic is still ongoing in mainland China with many new variants, but the number of young people suddenly dying is increasing. Many mainland Chinese netizens suspect that this is not necessarily due to the new variants of COVID-19, but rather from the side effects of something else. Recently, shocking information has spread on the mainland's internet: about 17.6% of people born in the 1990s have died, and about 7.5% of people born in the 2000s have also died. Although this information has not yet been confirmed, it has caused widespread concern among mainland netizens.
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The COVID-19 epidemic is still ongoing in mainland China, with many new variants, but
the number of young people suddenly dying is increasing.
Many mainland Chinese netizens suspect that this is not necessarily due to the new variants
of COVID-19, but rather from the side effects of something else.
Recently shocking information has spread on the mainland's internet.
About 17.6% of people born in the 1990s have died, and about 7.5% of people born
in the 2000s have also died.
Although this information has not yet been confirmed, it has caused widespread concern
among mainland netizens.
Approximately 17.6% of those born in the 1990s have died, and approximately 7.5% of those
born in the 2000s have died.
On August 17th, mainland Chinese Douyin Blogger later posted a report stating that those born
in the 1960s had a birth population of approximately 217 million, a current population of approximately
191 million, and approximately 18 million deaths.
Those born in the 1970s had a birth population of about 224 million, a current population
of about 201 million, and around 22 million deaths, accounting for 9.8%.
For those born in the 1980s, approximately 219 million births, about 210 million current
population, and around 9 million deaths, 4.9%.
For those born in the 1990s, about 188 million births, 155 million current population, and
33 million deaths, 17.6%.
For those born in the 2000s, around 147 million births, 136 million current population, and
11 million deaths, 7.5%.
In response, Ross Blogger Marketing Account Express Version posted a video questioning this.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, an analysis shows
that the death toll from 1990 to 2025 was only 3.5 million, far lower than the rumored 33 million.
One netizen replied, at least as far as I know, if 7 to 10 people die, only 1 to 3 are
reported, and if 1 to 3 people die, sometimes 0 deaths are reported.
This is the basic number.
The comments section of the related topic was filled with shocking reactions.
One mainland Chinese netizen was shocked.
Only 18 million people born in the 1960s have passed away, but 11 million people born in
the 2000s have already passed away.
It feels so real.
Almost everyone I know my age is still here, but many people 10 years younger than me are gone.
I'm a 90s person, and the oldest is only 35.
Looking at my peers who were in their prime, only a few are left.
Some are deceased, some are sick, and some are disabled.
A Shandong netizen.
At least 5 to 6 of my friends who were born in the 1990s have passed away.
A Henan netizen.
One of those who passed away was born in 1992, one in 1999, and one in 2000.
A Hubei netizen.
At least 5 people born in the 1990s have passed away around me.
A Shaanxi netizen.
I was born in 1987, and I know and have close relationships with almost 10 people my age
who have passed away.
A Yunnan netizen.
I was born in 1995.
There were 54 people in my junior high class, and 2 of my male classmates are gone.
A Zhejiang netizen commented.
Born in 1995, I know at least 12 people born in the 1990s who have died from illness, depression,
alcohol, and other causes.
Young people now account for 43% of sudden deaths each year in China.
The mainland media outlet Lightning News recently reported that 43% of sudden deaths in China
occur among young people.
Myocardial infarctions are more dangerous in young people than in the elderly.
Young people are less alert when they suffer a myocardial infarction, and when they experience
chest pain or tightness, they often mistake it for fatigue or a stomachache, delaying
medical attention.
Beijing Daily reported on November 24, 2024, that as many as 760,000 people die suddenly
from heart disease in China each year.
This represents only sudden deaths caused by heart disease.
The China Cardiovascular Health and Disease Report 2023 shows that the cerebrovascular
disease mortality rate for urban residents in 2021 increased 1.37 times compared to 2003,
and for rural residents 1.58 times.
Because the Chinese Communist Party, CCP, consistently conceals mortality data, the
publicly available figures are only for reference.
On June 24, Dr. Zhang Kaihui, attending physician in the Department of Dermatology at Beijing
University of Chinese Medicine's Dongzhimen Hospital, posted a Douyin video stating that
more and more people are suffering from heart attacks and strokes, and the patients are
increasingly younger.
These two diseases have high incidence, recurrence, disability, mortality, and economic burdens.
People in their 40s are now frequent visitors to hospital wards.
And even those in their 20s and 30s are increasingly affected.
A doctor blogger commented, there are more and more sudden deaths this year.
Funeral directors also reported that the number of bodies under 30 has tripled, and there
are too many young people to cremate each day.
Douyin blogger, Zibo Funeral Cemetery Old Liu, stated bluntly in a July 25 video, who
is the most common person at the crematorium now?
It's not the elderly, but those born in the 1980s and 1990s.
Our evening shift is full of sudden death cases.
Those who stayed up late, worked overtime, or died from stress.
You could be next.
Sudden death is not news.
It's the young people who are being cremated every day.
Douyin blogger, Xian Renju, who claims to work in the funeral industry, posted a video
on July 22, saying that more and more young people are dying suddenly.
The youngest sudden death victim they encountered was only 18 years old.
In the past three years, the number of bodies under 30 has tripled.
He also said that 70% of the sudden deaths they encountered appeared healthy before symptoms
began.
Mainland media have recently reported on the sudden deaths of several young and middle-aged
people.
On August 6, 50-year-old Yubo, a pediatrician and director of the pediatric department at
the Chengdu 363 Hospital, affiliated with Southwest Medical University, died after
a sudden illness.
On August 8, 35-year-old singer Pu Xiang from Tacheng, Xinjiang, died unexpectedly of a
heart attack.
Liu Yiyang, a 38-year-old associate professor of physical education at Sun Yat-sen University
and a renowned bodybuilder and coach, also passed away suddenly.
Beijing doctor, COVID-19 is still present, but not the main cause of many young deaths.
On August 27, Zhang Ye, an attending physician in the emergency department at Beijing Chaoyang
Hospital, posted a video on his Douyin account, Emergency Room Yege, saying,
You thought COVID-19 was gone, but it's always been here.
He explained that the COVID-19 positive rate has decreased recently, but due to the rapid
mutation rate of the COVID-19 virus, while its toxicity has weakened, its infectiousness
continues to increase, and the risk of infection remains high.
Kui Xingliang, chief physician of the Department of Gastroenterology at the affiliated hospital
of Hebei University of Engineering, posted a video on July 20 via the Douyin account
director Kui chats about digestion, warning,
The COVID-19 positive rate has skyrocketed recently.
Everyone must wear a mask when going out.
Li Dongzheng, chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Beijing Yuan Hospital,
also said in a July 10 video,
Actually, I'm telling you, COVID-19 has never gone away.
Mainland Chinese netizens lamented in the comments section,
So that sore throat in August was a new virus.
It's been a week, and now I cough whenever I talk.
It's been eight days, and I'm still coughing and producing phlegm.
It's improved somewhat, but I'm still dizzy and groggy.
The new virus king is truly toxic.
I've already caught it.
The latest data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that
in April, May, June, and July of this year, the top five categories of class B infectious
diseases nationwide were all led by COVID-19.
Since the outbreak in China in 2019, the COVID-19 virus, CCP virus, has continuously mutated,
causing numerous deaths in China, while the CCP has consistently concealed the truth and
suppressed information about the pandemic.
This video discusses unverified reports and social media discussions from China.
The accuracy of this information has not been independently confirmed.
A mysterious outbreak is sweeping across Guangdong, and Foshan has become ground zero.
The virus behind it, chikungunya fever, transmitted by mosquitoes, but now triggering a full-blown
public health crackdown that feels eerily familiar to China's COVID-19 era.
In a chilling deja vu, residents are again being subjected to mass nucleic acid testing,
mandatory quarantines, blood extractions, and neighborhood lockdowns.
Refuse to comply?
Reports say the punishment includes steep fines and power cutoffs.
Foshan residents are waking up to a harsh new reality.
Testing booths have popped up overnight.
Quarantine notices are back on apartment doors.
And for some, their electricity has already been shut off.
According to netizens, blood tests are now a required part of the process.
It's not just about stopping the virus.
It's about enforcing control.
To halt the spread of chikungunya and dengue, the local government is rolling out blanket
inspections and demanding property owners open their doors.
Those who resist risk being penalized or losing power altogether.
Tenants in non-cooperative buildings are finding themselves quite literally in the dark.
Online backlash is growing.
A user named Blaze wrote,
The Dubai suits, QR codes, lockdowns, forced testing, power outages.
It's all muscle memory now.
The government has turned crisis management into a standard procedure.
If no one pushes back, this model will continue forever.
Is there a police presence enforcing this?
Multiple sources say yes.
At suspected quarantine facilities, videos show wards packed with beds,
all draped in mosquito nets.
Uniformed officers stand guard in the lobbies.
Some residents under isolation shared their stories,
like one who'd been quarantined for four days.
After Chinese medicine, a negative nucleic acid result, and
no more joint pain, they were finally allowed to go home.
But the response is changing.
Early on, quarantine was free.
Now with numbers climbing, patients must pay.
And the hospitals?
Already full.
Guangzhou isn't spared either.
The city's 11 districts are all reporting infections.
Official statistics from the Guangdong CDC recorded nearly 3,000 new local cases
from July 20 to 26, with the overwhelming majority,
over 2,800, coming from Foshan alone.
But whispers online say the real number is far higher.
In fact, other cities are already seeing spillovers.
Zhongshan, Dongguan, Zhuhai, and even Macau have reported cases.
One netizen remarked, don't believe the official numbers.
It's spreading faster than they're admitting.
State media outlets on platforms like Douyin now admit that over 5,000
cases have been recorded in Guangdong.
Guangzhou has been classified as a medium risk city.
And while authorities claim most cases are mild, public concern is escalating.
And for students, the summer break may be extended.
Schools might not open until September 1st, one parent in Guangzhou shared.
The fear of mosquito-borne disease is now keeping children at home.
My whole body's itching nonstop.
That's the kind of panic mainland Chinese netizens are voicing online.
One person just returned from Bayun Mountain in Guangzhou,
with legs swollen and yellow from constant scratching.
Another shared that her husband started itching a month ago, and
now his whole body is covered in a rash.
It's been days, someone else wrote, and I can't stop scratching.
These aren't isolated incidents.
What began in Foshan is now rippling across southern China.
Cities like Guangzhou, Yangjiang, Zhejiang, and
even Macau have reported infections.
The scale is growing fast, and there's still no cure.
The symptoms are brutal, high fever, severe joint pain, and
unbearable skin irritation.
Some areas are locking people in place until test results arrive.
The chikungunya outbreak in Guangdong has gone from local emergency to
regional nightmare.
What's alarming is how quickly authorities flip back into full-blown
COVID-style control.
Residents are being ordered to line up for blood tests.
Entire districts are under surveillance.
And in just one night, Foshan transformed into a war zone,
not against people this time, but mosquitoes.
Foshan's anti-mosquito operation is like something out of a movie.
Drones fill the skies,
spraying chemicals more intensely than the heaviest downpour.
On the ground, hills of dead mosquitoes are forming,
evidence of how aggressive the campaign has become.
But not everyone is convinced it's real.
Some residents are pointing out the absurdity.
Roads where water evaporates in 30 minutes are still being doused with
insecticide.
Mosquito eradication teams are spraying dry concrete.
What are they even afraid of, one person asked.
It feels more like theater than science.
The authorities are pushing a seven-day mosquito annihilation campaign.
But while the state continues to suppress news about ongoing COVID clusters,
they're strangely vocal about this outbreak.
Why?
Some suspect it's about control.
When people are afraid, they obey.
But this is no ordinary pest control campaign.
The entire city has been mobilized in what locals are calling a full-blown
mosquito purge.
Armed police have been spotted assisting disinfection teams, and
videos show government officials entering neighborhoods,
inspecting every corner for stagnant water.
If residents refuse to cooperate, their electricity gets cut.
Local authorities are not messing around.
Households are being checked one by one, and
any sign of resistance is met with swift punishment.
Power shutoffs are being used as a tool, not just to fight mosquitoes, but
to enforce obedience.
In Shunde District, the anti-mosquito campaign has gone into overdrive.
With the virus spreading and manpower stretched thin,
the district is urgently recruiting disinfection workers, offering 300 yuan a
day.
Rumors are swirling online.
Is a lockdown next?
A netizen summed up the mood.
When the military gets involved, you know it's serious.
Panic is spreading faster than the virus itself.
Meanwhile, the threat isn't staying in Guangdong.
Even Beijing has reported cases of the chikungunya virus,
confirmed to be spread by 80s mosquitoes, also known as tiger mosquitoes.
Health officials in the capital are urging parents to be on high alert.
While cities like Shenzhen appear calm on the surface,
Foshan is operating under a completely different set of rules.
Videos online show massive chemical spraying operations,
mosquito nets being installed over sewer grates, and
entire neighborhoods blanketed in disinfectant mist.
