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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

2000 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Shanghai 78.1
2 Beijing 76.1
3 Tianjin 74.9
4 Zhejiang 74.7
5 Shandong 73.9
6 Jiangsu 73.9
7 Liaoning 73.3
8 Guangdong 73.3
9 Jilin 73.1
10 Hainan 72.9
11 Fujian 72.6
12 Hebei 72.5
13 Heilongjiang 72.4
14 Anhui 71.8
15 Chongqing 71.7
16 Shanxi 71.6
17 Henan 71.5
18 Guangxi 71.3
19 Sichuan 71.2
20 Hubei 71.1
21 Hunan 70.7
22 Ningxia 70.2
23 Shaanxi 70.1
24 Inner Mongolia 69.9
25 Jiangxi 69.0
26 Gansu 67.5
27 Xinjiang 67.4
28 Qinghai 66.0
29 Guizhou 66.0
30 Yunnan 65.5
31 Tibet 64.4

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000

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).