China - Life expectancy at birth 2019

Life expectancy of China goes up to 77.97 years

In 2019 the life expectancy in China increased to 77.97 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 80.82 years and for men 75.3 years.

China’s position was held this year in position 51th with respect to the ranking of 194 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 2018, when it was 77.74 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2009, when it was 75.34 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
2019	80.82	75.30	77.97
2018	80.64	75.05	77.74
2017	80.32	74.43	77.25
2016	80.05	74.58	77.22
2015	79.77	74.38	76.98
2014	79.50	74.13	76.72
2013	79.22	73.88	76.45
2012	78.98	73.61	76.19
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