Life expectancy at birth in China
Life expectancy at birth in China was 78.0 years in 2024.
China, 2024
78.0
Change from 2023
+0.1%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Median of G20 countries, 2024
78.9 years
Position in 2024
70th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in China over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.0 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 78.0 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 78.2 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 78.1 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 78.0 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 77.9 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 77.7 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 77.2 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 77.2 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 77.0 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 76.7 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 76.5 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 76.2 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 75.9 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 75.7 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 75.3 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 74.8 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 74.8 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 74.4 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 74.1 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 73.7 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 73.4 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 73.0 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 72.7 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 72.3 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1% from 78.0 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 76.7 years, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, China has the 70th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for China
All statistics for China
Life expectancy at birth, women
81.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
75.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
68.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
85
2023 · WHO