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Life expectancy in Beijing

1990 – 2020 · 4 data points 2 of 31 · Regions of China Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2020

Life expectancy, 1990 – 2020 years · Beijing · China · World
+2.3 since 2010
Beijing China World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2020

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Beijing
82.5
China
78.0 · 2024
World
73.5 · 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Beijing · 1990 – 2020
Latest value 82.5 · 2020
First value 72.9 · 1990
Highest 82.5 · 2020
Lowest 72.9 · 1990
Data points 4

By year

All years · 1990 – 2020

YearBeijingChange ChinaWorld
2020 82.5 +2.3 78.0 72.2
2010 80.2 +4.1 75.7 70.7
2000 76.1 +3.2 72.3 67.7
1990 72.9 68.2 65.1

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2020

Ranking · Regions of China

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLife expectancy
31 Tibet 72.2
30 Qinghai 74.0
29 Yunnan 74.0
28 Guizhou 75.2
27 Gansu 75.6
26 Xinjiang 75.6
25 Ningxia 76.6
24 Inner Mongolia 77.6
23 Henan 77.6
22 Jiangxi 77.6
21 Hebei 77.8
20 Sichuan 77.8
19 Shaanxi 77.8
18 Hunan 77.9
17 Shanxi 77.9
16 Anhui 78.0
15 Hubei 78.0
14 Guangxi 78.1
13 Heilongjiang 78.2
12 Jilin 78.4
11 Fujian 78.5
10 Chongqing 78.6
9 Liaoning 78.7
8 Hainan 79.0
7 Shandong 79.2
6 Guangdong 79.3
5 Jiangsu 79.3
4 Zhejiang 80.2
3 Tianjin 81.3
2 Beijing 82.5
1 Shanghai 82.6

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).