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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

2010 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Shanghai 80.3
2 Beijing 80.2
3 Tianjin 78.9
4 Zhejiang 77.7
5 Jiangsu 76.6
6 Guangdong 76.5
7 Shandong 76.5
8 Liaoning 76.4
9 Hainan 76.3
10 Jilin 76.2
11 Heilongjiang 76.0
12 Fujian 75.8
13 Chongqing 75.7
14 Guangxi 75.1
15 Anhui 75.1
16 Hebei 75.0
17 Shanxi 74.9
18 Hubei 74.9
19 Sichuan 74.8
20 Hunan 74.7
21 Shaanxi 74.7
22 Henan 74.6
23 Inner Mongolia 74.4
24 Jiangxi 74.3
25 Ningxia 73.4
26 Xinjiang 72.4
27 Gansu 72.2
28 Guizhou 71.1
29 Qinghai 70.0
30 Yunnan 69.5
31 Tibet 68.2

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2010

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).