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Life expectancy in Beijing

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

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2020

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Latest value · 2020 82.5years +2.3 since 2010
Regions of China · 2020 2 of 31 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2010 +2.3
vs China +4.5 China: 78.0 · 2024
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.

Year: 2020 2010 2000 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
16 Anhui 78.0
2 Beijing 82.5
10 Chongqing 78.6
11 Fujian 78.5
27 Gansu 75.6
6 Guangdong 79.3
14 Guangxi 78.1
28 Guizhou 75.2
8 Hainan 79.0
21 Hebei 77.8
13 Heilongjiang 78.2
23 Henan 77.6
15 Hubei 78.0
18 Hunan 77.9
24 Inner Mongolia 77.6
5 Jiangsu 79.3
22 Jiangxi 77.6
12 Jilin 78.4
9 Liaoning 78.7
25 Ningxia 76.6
30 Qinghai 74.0
19 Shaanxi 77.8
7 Shandong 79.2
1 Shanghai 82.6
17 Shanxi 77.9
20 Sichuan 77.8
3 Tianjin 81.3
31 Tibet 72.2
26 Xinjiang 75.6
29 Yunnan 74.0
4 Zhejiang 80.2

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).