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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

1990 · Place 1 is the highest value.

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

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).