Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in China
China: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 14.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.82 years
Change on year
down 23.2%
World rank
204th
of 215 countries
All-time high
19.72 years
in 2021
All-time low
8.93 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in China, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in China is 14.82 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in China peaked at 19.72 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.93 years, in 1960.
China ranks 204th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.93 years | — |
| 1961 | 9.73 years | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 10.93 years | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 11.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 11.24 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 11.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 11.55 years | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 11.76 years | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 12 years | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 12.22 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 12.47 years | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 12.78 years | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 13.01 years | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 13.25 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 13.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 13.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 13.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 13.92 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 14.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 14.27 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 14.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 14.61 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 14.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 14.96 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 15.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 15.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 15.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 15.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 15.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 15.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 16.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 16.34 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 16.58 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 16.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 16.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 17.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 17.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 17.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 17.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 17.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.55 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.86 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.17 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19.53 years | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 19.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 19.57 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 19.29 years | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.82 years | -23.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 14.82 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 14.82 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.06 years, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.08 years | 8.93 years | 12.22 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.44 years | 12.47 years | 14.27 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2 years | 14.44 years | 15.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.95 years | 16.11 years | 17.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.23 years | 17.76 years | 18.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.19 years | 18.86 years | 19.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6 years | 14.82 years | 19.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in China?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in China was 14.82 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.72 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.93 years in 1960.
- How does China rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- China ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.