{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-life-expectancy-at-birth","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-life-expectancy-at-birth","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-life-expectancy-at-birth/","title":"China Life Expectancy at Birth (2024)","description":"China's Life Expectancy at Birth: 78 years in 2024, +0.1% YoY. World Bank (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), 1975–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health & Wellbeing","World Bank","China","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"years","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"China Life Expectancy at Birth","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2024)","value":"78","unit":"years","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1%","unit":"years"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Life Expectancy at Birth"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":60.952},{"period":"1976","value":61.225},{"period":"1977","value":62.458},{"period":"1978","value":63.102},{"period":"1979","value":63.704},{"period":"1980","value":64.243},{"period":"1981","value":64.778},{"period":"1982","value":65.249},{"period":"1983","value":65.728},{"period":"1984","value":66.148},{"period":"1985","value":66.532},{"period":"1986","value":66.887},{"period":"1987","value":67.263},{"period":"1988","value":67.607},{"period":"1989","value":67.93},{"period":"1990","value":68.155},{"period":"1991","value":68.61},{"period":"1992","value":69.059},{"period":"1993","value":69.492},{"period":"1994","value":69.835},{"period":"1995","value":70.363},{"period":"1996","value":70.823},{"period":"1997","value":71.227},{"period":"1998","value":71.601},{"period":"1999","value":71.952},{"period":"2000","value":72.288},{"period":"2001","value":72.675},{"period":"2002","value":73.034},{"period":"2003","value":73.385},{"period":"2004","value":73.727},{"period":"2005","value":74.085},{"period":"2006","value":74.404},{"period":"2007","value":74.789},{"period":"2008","value":74.833},{"period":"2009","value":75.317},{"period":"2010","value":75.668},{"period":"2011","value":75.889},{"period":"2012","value":76.2},{"period":"2013","value":76.452},{"period":"2014","value":76.714},{"period":"2015","value":76.975},{"period":"2016","value":77.214},{"period":"2017","value":77.235},{"period":"2018","value":77.709},{"period":"2019","value":77.94},{"period":"2020","value":78.019},{"period":"2021","value":78.117},{"period":"2022","value":78.202},{"period":"2023","value":77.953},{"period":"2024","value":78.017}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"years"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"78.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"78.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"78.2","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"78.1","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"78.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"77.9","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"77.7","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"77.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"76.7","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"76.5","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"76.2","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"75.9","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"75.7","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"75.3","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"74.8","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"74.8","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"74.4","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"74.1","yoyChange":"+0.5%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total life expectancy at birth in China from 1990 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 dip (2020–2021) and recovery. Compare to the regional average. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 78.2 years in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 61 in 1975. The latest reading of 78 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}