Chart and table of China life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
See Also
HOMES IN CHINA | Facts and DetailsThe Middle Class in China - Growth, Policy, and ConsumptionHow big is China’s economy? Let the Big Mac decideReport: Average age of Chinese home buyer is 29.5Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects
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| Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2024 Life Expectancy |
| Costa Rica | 81.12 |
| Maldives | 80.14 |
| Lebanon | 79.42 |
| Cuba | 79.33 |
| Albania | 79.10 |
| Turkey | 78.67 |
| Colombia | 78.04 |
| Thailand | 77.92 |
| Ecuador | 77.90 |
| Algeria | 77.68 |
| Peru | 77.65 |
| China | 77.64 |
| Montenegro | 77.54 |
| Iran | 77.51 |
| Malaysia | 76.79 |
| Brazil | 76.77 |
| Romania | 76.64 |
| Serbia | 76.61 |
| North Macedonia | 76.39 |
| Armenia | 75.69 |
| Mauritius | 75.66 |
| Bulgaria | 75.62 |
| Mexico | 75.57 |
| Belarus | 75.34 |
| Guatemala | 75.26 |
| Belize | 75.24 |
| Jordan | 75.14 |
| Jamaica | 75.00 |
| Dominican Republic | 74.81 |
| Paraguay | 74.70 |
| Kazakhstan | 74.02 |
| Samoa | 73.88 |
| Libya | 73.59 |
| Azerbaijan | 73.44 |
| Russia | 73.12 |
| Grenada | 72.71 |
| Venezuela | 72.60 |
| Suriname | 72.26 |
| Tonga | 71.42 |
| Iraq | 71.21 |
| Guyana | 70.37 |
| Botswana | 70.00 |
| Turkmenistan | 68.75 |
| Fiji | 68.05 |
| Gabon | 67.20 |
| Namibia | 65.16 |
| South Africa | 65.10 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 60.11 |
| China - Historical Life Expectancy Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Life Expectancy | Growth Rate |
| 2024 | 77.64 | 0.220% |
| 2023 | 77.47 | 0.220% |
| 2022 | 77.30 | 0.220% |
| 2021 | 77.13 | 0.220% |
| 2020 | 76.96 | 0.220% |
| 2019 | 76.79 | 0.220% |
| 2018 | 76.62 | 0.390% |
| 2017 | 76.32 | 0.390% |
| 2016 | 76.03 | 0.390% |
| 2015 | 75.73 | 0.390% |
| 2014 | 75.44 | 0.390% |
| 2013 | 75.14 | 0.390% |
| 2012 | 74.85 | 0.390% |
| 2011 | 74.56 | 0.390% |
| 2010 | 74.26 | 0.390% |
| 2009 | 73.97 | 0.400% |
| 2008 | 73.68 | 0.390% |
| 2007 | 73.40 | 0.390% |
| 2006 | 73.11 | 0.390% |
| 2005 | 72.83 | 0.390% |
| 2004 | 72.54 | 0.390% |
| 2003 | 72.26 | 0.470% |
| 2002 | 71.92 | 0.470% |
| 2001 | 71.59 | 0.470% |
| 2000 | 71.25 | 0.470% |
| 1999 | 70.92 | 0.480% |
| 1998 | 70.58 | 0.340% |
| 1997 | 70.34 | 0.350% |
| 1996 | 70.10 | 0.350% |
| 1995 | 69.85 | 0.350% |
| 1994 | 69.61 | 0.350% |
| 1993 | 69.37 | 0.130% |
| 1992 | 69.28 | 0.130% |
| 1991 | 69.19 | 0.130% |
| 1990 | 69.10 | 0.130% |
| 1989 | 69.01 | 0.130% |
| 1988 | 68.92 | 0.340% |
| 1987 | 68.69 | 0.340% |
| 1986 | 68.45 | 0.340% |
| 1985 | 68.22 | 0.340% |
| 1984 | 67.98 | 0.350% |
| 1983 | 67.75 | 0.670% |
| 1982 | 67.30 | 0.670% |
| 1981 | 66.85 | 0.670% |
| 1980 | 66.41 | 0.680% |
| 1979 | 65.96 | 0.680% |
| 1978 | 65.51 | 1.190% |
| 1977 | 64.74 | 1.200% |
| 1976 | 63.97 | 1.220% |
| 1975 | 63.21 | 1.230% |
| 1974 | 62.44 | 1.250% |
| 1973 | 61.67 | 2.050% |
| 1972 | 60.43 | 2.090% |
| 1971 | 59.19 | 2.140% |
| 1970 | 57.95 | 2.190% |
| 1969 | 56.71 | 2.240% |
| 1968 | 55.47 | 4.100% |
| 1967 | 53.29 | 4.270% |
| 1966 | 51.10 | 4.460% |
| 1965 | 48.92 | 4.670% |
| 1964 | 46.73 | 4.900% |
| 1963 | 44.55 | 0.040% |
| 1962 | 44.53 | 0.040% |
| 1961 | 44.52 | 0.040% |
| 1960 | 44.50 | 0.040% |
| 1959 | 44.49 | 0.040% |
| 1958 | 44.47 | 0.290% |
| 1957 | 44.34 | 0.290% |
| 1956 | 44.21 | 0.290% |
| 1955 | 44.09 | 0.290% |
| 1954 | 43.96 | 0.290% |
| 1953 | 43.83 | 0.290% |
| 1952 | 43.70 | 0.290% |
| 1951 | 43.57 | 0.290% |
| 1950 | 43.45 | 0.000% |
