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

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).