๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Life Expectancy in China

78.02 years
Average Life Expectancy (both sexes)
75.25 years
Average Life Expectancy Males
80.97 years
Average Life Expectancy Females

The current average life expectancy for China in 2024 is 78.0171 years of age. A 0.08% increase from 2023, when the average life expectancy was 77.9529 years, from birth to death. In the future, China's average life expectancy is projected to increase to 89.7949 years of age, by the year 2100. A total increase of the average life expectancy for people living in China by 15.1% from today's standard. This positive trend can be attributed to technological advancements, a better standard of living, and an icrease in healthcare availability.

Historic Life Expectancy in China (1950-2024)

Between 1950 to 2024 the average life expectancy of people living in China has increased from 43.8289 to 78.0171 years. That is an 78.0% increase that allow people of the country to live an extra 34.1882 years of life, on average.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
1950 43.8289 42.1791 45.7265
1951 44.5567 42.9397 46.3974
1952 45.3416 43.6983 47.2074
1953 45.9092 44.3551 47.6524
1954 46.763 45.1477 48.5711
1955 47.2366 45.4734 49.2325
1956 47.8067 46.0474 49.7867
1957 48.3776 46.5785 50.3992
1958 48.8336 46.9694 50.9292
1959 40.1699 38.5938 41.9759
1960 33.419 32.1663 34.8585
1961 40.1583 38.6214 41.8972
1962 50.9594 48.9454 53.1893
1963 51.6698 49.6644 53.8704
1964 52.3425 50.3329 54.5317
1965 53.0009 50.9544 55.2235
1966 53.6624 51.6692 55.803
1967 54.4005 52.4272 56.5024
1968 55.1908 53.2614 57.2262
1969 55.9878 54.076 57.9898
1970 56.8241 54.9406 58.7786
1971 57.7312 55.9015 59.6046
1972 58.5789 56.7271 60.4687
1973 59.4961 57.5527 61.4844
1974 60.2408 58.1949 62.3474
1975 60.952 58.856 63.114
1976 61.225 59.2243 63.2762
1977 62.458 60.3129 64.6706
1978 63.1016 60.9393 65.3324
1979 63.7043 61.5284 65.9498
1980 64.2433 62.0507 66.5079
1981 64.7779 62.5563 67.0771
1982 65.2494 63.0093 67.5716
1983 65.7285 63.4703 68.0713
1984 66.1478 63.8753 68.5101
1985 66.5319 64.2363 68.9241
1986 66.8873 64.5628 69.3173
1987 67.263 64.8959 69.746
1988 67.6071 65.2192 70.1165
1989 67.9303 65.5614 70.4195
1990 68.1547 65.8606 70.5609
1991 68.6099 66.2876 71.0487
1992 69.0587 66.7549 71.4761
1993 69.4924 67.1084 72.0096
1994 69.8355 67.409 72.4102
1995 70.3631 67.8664 73.0201
1996 70.8225 68.3235 73.4825
1997 71.2271 68.7309 73.8868
1998 71.6014 69.1242 74.2419
1999 71.9519 69.5218 74.5405
2000 72.2885 69.8496 74.8948
2001 72.6755 70.2349 75.2874
2002 73.0339 70.5872 75.6575
2003 73.3853 70.9306 76.0218
2004 73.7274 71.2702 76.3696
2005 74.085 71.5952 76.7688
2006 74.4037 71.9044 77.1002
2007 74.7886 72.3259 77.4359
2008 74.8333 72.3613 77.4984
2009 75.3174 72.8014 78.033
2010 75.6679 73.1912 78.3286
2011 75.8891 73.3343 78.6496
2012 76.2 73.624 78.9814
2013 76.4521 73.8809 79.2226
2014 76.7143 74.1188 79.5104
2015 76.9755 74.3646 79.7847
2016 77.214 74.5752 80.0523
2017 77.2353 74.4481 80.2701
2018 77.709 75.0345 80.5735
2019 77.9396 75.3033 80.7471
2020 78.0191 75.245 80.9992
2021 78.1166 75.4857 80.9125
2022 78.2021 75.4673 81.1329
2023 77.9529 75.2005 80.9261
2024 78.0171 75.2493 80.9661

How is life expectancy calculated?

Life expectancy represent the average number of years of life remaining in a group of people. The numbers above represent life expectancy of the population in China, calculated from birth.

Future Life Expectancy in China (2024-2100)

China's average life expectancy is projected to increase in the future. By the year 2100, the country will have reached an average life expectancy of 89.7949 years of age. An 15.1% increase from today's standard.

Year Life Expectancy (Age) Life Expectancy Male Life Expectancy Female
2024 78.0171 75.2493 80.9661
2025 78.3723 75.6515 81.2464
2026 79.022 76.3773 81.7779
2027 79.2309 76.6172 81.9436
2028 79.4268 76.8437 82.0984
2029 79.6217 77.0696 82.2527
2030 79.8187 77.3004 82.4066
2031 80.015 77.5311 82.5599
2032 80.2092 77.7617 82.7098
2033 80.4009 77.9883 82.8603
2034 80.6007 78.2238 83.0182
2035 80.7908 78.4508 83.1663
2036 80.9812 78.6768 83.317
2037 81.1669 78.9012 83.4603
2038 81.3551 79.1271 83.6077
2039 81.5317 79.3392 83.7473
2040 81.7078 79.5541 83.8829
2041 81.8827 79.7624 84.0241
2042 82.0603 79.9749 84.1668
2043 82.2322 80.1823 84.3038
2044 82.4015 80.385 84.4408
2045 82.568 80.5831 84.5775
2046 82.7367 80.7851 84.7146
2047 82.9051 80.9861 84.8524
2048 83.0667 81.1773 84.9871
2049 83.2257 81.3632 85.1225
2050 83.3813 81.5435 85.2573
2051 83.5319 81.7209 85.3845
2052 83.6809 81.8942 85.5133
2053 83.8314 82.0667 85.6459
2054 83.9832 82.2419 85.778
2055 84.1329 82.4141 85.9089
2056 84.2934 82.5972 86.0501
2057 84.4451 82.7707 86.1837
2058 84.5936 82.9374 86.3181
2059 84.7355 83.1017 86.441
2060 84.8818 83.266 86.5732
2061 85.0318 83.4351 86.7075
2062 85.1789 83.6012 86.8389
2063 85.3198 83.7574 86.9685
2064 85.4475 83.9021 87.0829
2065 85.5812 84.0493 87.2071
2066 85.7197 84.2014 87.3357
2067 85.8515 84.3458 87.4586
2068 85.9852 84.4957 87.579
2069 86.1184 84.6397 87.705
2070 86.2527 84.7829 87.8338
2071 86.3817 84.921 87.9572
2072 86.5107 85.0567 88.0832
2073 86.6295 85.1831 88.1978
2074 86.7581 85.3197 88.3212
2075 86.8867 85.4563 88.4445
2076 87.0048 85.5779 88.5626
2077 87.1272 85.7065 88.6815
2078 87.2454 85.8288 88.7986
2079 87.3606 85.9468 88.9143
2080 87.475 86.0642 89.0284
2081 87.5924 86.1842 89.1457
2082 87.7165 86.3094 89.2711
2083 87.8293 86.4248 89.3834
2084 87.9471 86.5432 89.5029
2085 88.0701 86.6659 89.6279
2086 88.1981 86.799 89.7507
2087 88.3155 86.9162 89.87
2088 88.431 87.0356 89.9816
2089 88.5406 87.1447 90.0925
2090 88.6534 87.258 90.2052
2091 88.7729 87.3764 90.3261
2092 88.8878 87.4893 90.4434
2093 89.0028 87.6039 90.558
2094 89.1193 87.7201 90.6738
2095 89.2293 87.8287 90.7845
2096 89.3476 87.9448 90.9037
2097 89.4569 88.0494 91.0171
2098 89.5666 88.1557 91.1291
2099 89.6799 88.2627 91.2479
2100 89.7949 88.3728 91.3665

Factors that Affect Life Expectancy

Just like any other region or country, China's life expectancy is influenced by a variety of factors, that include both individual and population-level factors. Broadly speaking, life expectancy is most affected by fertility rate, deaths, immigration and emigration. Some of the individual and population-level factors listed below can get you a better insight into its causes and affects of life expectancy.

Healthcare and Medical Advances

Access to quality healthcare, advancements in medical technology, and improvements in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment play a significant role in increasing life expectancy. This includes vaccinations, antibiotics, surgical procedures, and the management of chronic conditions can greatly increase life expectancy of a country or region.

Socioeconomic Status

Income, education, and occupation are strongly correlated with life expectancy. Higher socioeconomic status typically provides individuals with better access to healthcare, healthier living conditions, and improved overall well-being, contributing to longer life expectancy of a country or region.

Environmental Factors

Environmental conditions can impact life expectancy. Access to clean air, water, and sanitation, as well as exposure to environmental pollutants and hazardous substances, can affect health outcomes and life expectancy.

Social Support and Relationships

Strong social connections, supportive relationships, and community engagement has also been linked to improved health outcomes and increased life expectancy. Social isolation and loneliness, on the other hand, can have negative effects on health and decrease life expectancy.

Access to and Quiality of Education

Education is associated with better health outcomes and increased life expectancy. It promotes healthier behaviors, improves health literacy, and provides individuals with opportunities for better employment and income.

Public Health Measures

Effective public health measures, such as disease surveillance, prevention programs, and health education campaigns, can have a significant impact on life expectancy by reducing the incidence and impact of infectious diseases, promoting healthy behaviors, and improving overall population health.

Immigration and Emigration

Life expectancy of a region or country is also affected by immigration of emigration. If healthier people immigrate or emigrate from a country, the life expectancy numbers of those two regions will be influenced by the movement of said people.

Causes of Positive Life Expectancy in China

Causes of Negative Life Expectancy in China

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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