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Life expectancy in China

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 18 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · China

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 78.0years +0.1 since 2023
Countries · 2024 18 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +1.3
vs World +4.5 World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1960 – 2024 years · China · World
+1.3 since 2014
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Life expectancy · years
China
78.0
World
73.5

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 78.0 · 2024
First value 33.4 · 1960
Highest 78.2 · 2022
Lowest 33.4 · 1960
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearChinaChange World
2024 78.0 +0.1 73.5
2023 78.0 −0.2 73.3
2022 78.2 +0.1 73.0
2021 78.1 +0.1 71.2
2020 78.0 +0.1 72.2
2019 77.9 +0.2 72.9
2018 77.7 +0.5 72.6
2017 77.2 +0.0 72.4
2016 77.2 +0.2 72.2
2015 77.0 +0.3 72.0
2014 76.7 +0.3 71.8
2013 76.5 +0.3 71.5
2012 76.2 +0.3 71.3
2011 75.9 +0.2 71.0
2010 75.7 +0.4 70.7
2009 75.3 +0.5 70.4
2008 74.8 +0.0 70.0
2007 74.8 +0.4 69.8
2006 74.4 +0.3 69.5
2005 74.1 +0.4 69.1
2004 73.7 +0.3 68.8
2003 73.4 +0.4 68.5
2002 73.0 +0.4 68.2
2001 72.7 +0.4 67.9
2000 72.3 +0.3 67.7
1999 72.0 +0.4 67.3
1998 71.6 +0.4 67.1
1997 71.2 +0.4 66.8
1996 70.8 +0.5 66.5
1995 70.4 +0.5 66.2
1994 69.8 +0.3 66.0
1993 69.5 +0.4 65.7
1992 69.1 +0.4 65.5
1991 68.6 +0.5 65.3
1990 68.2 +0.2 65.1
1989 67.9 +0.3 65.0
1988 67.6 +0.3 64.7
1987 67.3 +0.4 64.5
1986 66.9 +0.4 64.1
1985 66.5 +0.4 63.7
1984 66.1 +0.4 63.4
1983 65.7 +0.5 63.1
1982 65.2 +0.5 62.9
1981 64.8 +0.5 62.5
1980 64.2 +0.5 62.2
1979 63.7 +0.6 61.8
1978 63.1 +0.6 61.4
1977 62.5 +1.2 61.0
1976 61.2 +0.3 60.5
1975 61.0 +0.7 60.1
1974 60.2 +0.7 59.7
1973 59.5 +0.9 59.3
1972 58.6 +0.8 58.8
1971 57.7 +0.9 58.0
1970 56.8 +0.8 57.9
1969 56.0 +0.8 57.7
1968 55.2 +0.8 57.3
1967 54.4 +0.7 56.9
1966 53.7 +0.7 56.4
1965 53.0 +0.7 55.9
1964 52.3 +0.7 56.1
1963 51.7 +0.7 55.7
1962 51.0 +10.8 55.3
1961 40.2 +6.7 52.8
1960 33.4 50.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Hong Kong SAR China 84.2
2 Spain 83.3
3 Italy 83.2
4 France 82.6
5 Norway 82.4
6 South Korea 82.3
7 Canada 81.9
8 Netherlands 81.6
9 Finland 81.4
10 Greece 81.4
11 United Kingdom 81.2
12 Germany 81.0
13 Chile 80.3
14 Czechia 79.0
15 United States 78.5
16 Saudi Arabia 78.4
17 Lebanon 78.3
18 Poland 77.9
19 China 77.2
20 Türkiye 76.6
21 Colombia 76.2
22 Argentina 76.1
23 Ecuador 76.1
24 Algeria 75.3
25 Romania 75.2
26 Brazil 75.1
27 Bulgaria 74.8
28 Lithuania 74.7
29 Mexico 74.4
30 Russia 71.7
31 Honduras 71.6
32 Bangladesh 71.1
33 Egypt 70.4
34 Indonesia 69.7
35 India 69.7
36 Philippines 69.5
37 Yemen 67.1
38 Gabon 66.6
39 Congo - Brazzaville 63.9
40 Liberia 60.5
41 Congo - Kinshasa 59.1
42 Sierra Leone 56.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

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).