China (2024)
78
years
+0.1% YoY
YoY Change
+0.1%
Trend
up
Series length
65
years of data

Data

China Life Expectancy at Birth (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year years YoY Change
2024 78 +0.1%
2023 78 -0.3%
2022 78.2 +0.1%
2021 78.1 +0.1%
2020 78 +0.1%
2019 77.9 +0.3%
2018 77.7 +0.6%
2017 77.2 unchanged
2016 77.2 +0.3%
2015 77 +0.3%
2014 76.7 +0.3%
2013 76.5 +0.3%
2012 76.2 +0.4%
2011 75.9 +0.3%
2010 75.7 +0.5%
2009 75.3 +0.6%
2008 74.8 +0.1%
2007 74.8 +0.5%
2006 74.4 +0.4%
2005 74.1 +0.5%

About this Dataset

China recorded 78 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.1%. Across 1960–2024 the series ranges from 33.4 years in 1960 to 78.2 years in 2022.

This page tracks total life expectancy at birth in China.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total life expectancy at birth in China. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

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 1960–2024 (65 observations).

The series peaked at 78.2 years in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 33.4 years in 1960. The latest reading is 78 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.1%.