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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

1990 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2020 2010 2000 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Shanghai 74.9
2 Beijing 72.9
3 Guangdong 72.5
4 Tianjin 72.3
5 Zhejiang 71.8
6 Jiangsu 71.4
7 Shandong 70.6
8 Hebei 70.4
9 Liaoning 70.2
10 Henan 70.2
11 Hainan 70.0
12 Anhui 69.5
13 Shanxi 69.0
14 Guangxi 68.7
15 Fujian 68.6
16 Jilin 68.0
17 Shaanxi 67.4
18 Hubei 67.2
19 Gansu 67.2
20 Heilongjiang 67.0
21 Ningxia 66.9
22 Hunan 66.9
23 Sichuan 66.3
24 Jiangxi 66.1
25 Inner Mongolia 65.7
26 Guizhou 64.3
27 Yunnan 63.5
28 Xinjiang 62.6
29 Qinghai 60.6
30 Tibet 59.6

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990

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).