China - Life expectancy at birth 2011

Life expectancy increases in China

In 2011 the life expectancy in China increased to 75.9 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 78.64 years and for men 73.37 years.

China’s position was held this year in position 59th with respect to the ranking of 193 we publish life expectancy.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in China over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2010, when it was 75.6 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2001, when it was 72.61 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in China. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about China in Chinese economy.

China - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2011	78.64	73.37	75.90
2010	78.33	73.08	75.60
2009	78.07	72.83	75.34
2008	77.56	72.39	74.87
2007	77.49	72.25	74.76
2006	77.17	72.04	74.50
2005	76.82	71.62	74.11
2004	76.43	71.28	73.75
2003	76.04	70.91	73.37
2002	75.64	70.54	72.99
2001	75.26	70.16	72.61
2000	74.19	69.72	71.88
1999	73.58	69.38	71.42
1998	73.59	68.92	71.17
1997	72.92	68.56	70.67
1996	72.50	68.15	70.27
1995	72.31	67.83	70.01
1994	71.74	67.41	69.52
1993	71.55	67.01	69.22
1992	70.97	66.61	68.73
1991	70.33	66.10	68.17
1990	70.42	65.71	68.01
1989	70.33	65.48	67.84
1988	70.09	65.20	67.58
1987	69.80	64.91	67.29
1986	69.41	64.65	66.97
1985	69.06	64.34	66.64
1984	68.69	64.02	66.30
1983	68.29	63.62	65.90
1982	67.81	63.21	65.46
1981	67.31	62.74	64.98
1980	66.72	62.21	64.42
1979	66.13	61.68	63.87
1978	65.46	61.05	63.22
1977	64.75	60.40	62.54
1976	63.97	59.69	61.80
1975	63.08	58.82	60.92
1974	62.28	58.12	60.17
1973	61.38	57.45	59.39
1972	60.37	56.53	58.42
1971	59.49	55.70	57.57
1970	58.62	54.69	56.61
1969	57.77	53.80	55.74
1968	57.12	53.11	55.06
1967	56.47	52.37	54.35
1966	55.79	51.64	53.64
1965	55.14	50.87	52.91
1964	54.34	50.16	52.16
1963	53.61	49.41	51.41
1962	53.04	48.81	50.82
1961	42.15	38.98	40.47
1960	34.62	32.11	33.28

China - Life expectancy at birth