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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

2021 · 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 85.5
2 South Korea 83.5
3 Spain 83.2
4 Norway 83.2
5 Italy 82.6
6 France 82.3
7 Finland 81.9
8 Canada 81.5
9 Netherlands 81.3
10 Germany 80.8
11 United Kingdom 80.6
12 Greece 80.1
13 Chile 78.9
14 China 78.1
15 Czechia 77.2
16 Saudi Arabia 77.1
17 United States 76.3
18 Türkiye 75.7
19 Poland 75.4
20 Algeria 75.2
21 Lithuania 74.0
22 Argentina 73.9
23 Lebanon 73.6
24 Brazil 73.0
25 Romania 72.8
26 Ecuador 72.7
27 Colombia 72.7
28 Bulgaria 71.2
29 Bangladesh 71.1
30 Russia 69.9
31 Mexico 69.8
32 Honduras 69.5
33 Egypt 69.0
34 Indonesia 67.5
35 India 67.3
36 Gabon 67.1
37 Philippines 66.7
38 Yemen 66.0
39 Congo - Brazzaville 64.2
40 Liberia 61.2
41 Sierra Leone 60.3
42 Congo - Kinshasa 60.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

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).