Life Expectancy at Birth in China, People's Republic of
China, People's Republic of: Life Expectancy at Birth was 78.02 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in China, People's Republic of, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China, People's Republic of recorded 78.02 for life expectancy at birth in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in China, People's Republic of peaked at 78.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.42, in 1960.
That places China, People's Republic of 69th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.08 | 33.42 | 55.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.43 | 56.82 | 63.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.24 | 64.24 | 67.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.11 | 68.16 | 71.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.85 | 72.29 | 75.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8 | 75.67 | 77.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.06 | 77.95 | 78.2 | 5 |
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More gender data for China, People's Republic of
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in China, People's Republic of?
- Life expectancy at birth in China, People's Republic of was 78.02 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.42 in 1960.
- How does China, People's Republic of rank for life expectancy at birth?
- China, People's Republic of ranks 69th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.