China Life Expectancy 1950-2023

Chart and table of China life expectancy from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current life expectancy for China in 2023 is 77.47 years, a 0.22% increase from 2022.
The life expectancy for China in 2022 was 77.30 years, a 0.22% increase from 2021.
The life expectancy for China in 2021 was 77.13 years, a 0.22% increase from 2020.
The life expectancy for China in 2020 was 76.96 years, a 0.22% increase from 2019.

Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name	2023 Life Expectancy
Costa Rica	80.94
Maldives	79.89
Lebanon	79.27
Cuba	79.18
Albania	78.96
Turkey	78.45
Colombia	77.87
Thailand	77.74
Ecuador	77.71
Algeria	77.50
China	77.47
Peru	77.44
Montenegro	77.39
Iran	77.33
Malaysia	76.65
Brazil	76.57
Romania	76.50
Serbia	76.47
North Macedonia	76.26
Armenia	75.55
Mauritius	75.51
Bulgaria	75.49
Mexico	75.41
Belarus	75.20
Belize	75.09
Guatemala	75.05
Jordan	75.01
Jamaica	74.88
Dominican Republic	74.65
Paraguay	74.59
Kazakhstan	73.89
Samoa	73.75
Libya	73.44
Azerbaijan	73.33
Russia	72.98
Grenada	72.59
Venezuela	72.34
Suriname	72.13
Tonga	71.31
Iraq	71.08
Guyana	70.26
Botswana	69.86
Turkmenistan	68.63
Fiji	67.91
Gabon	67.03
South Africa	64.88
Namibia	64.86
Equatorial Guinea	59.82

China - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year	Life Expectancy	Growth Rate
2023	77.47	0.220%
2022	77.30	0.220%
2021	77.13	0.220%
2020	76.96	0.220%
2019	76.79	0.220%
2018	76.62	0.390%
2017	76.32	0.390%
2016	76.03	0.390%
2015	75.73	0.390%
2014	75.44	0.390%
2013	75.14	0.390%
2012	74.85	0.390%
2011	74.56	0.390%
2010	74.26	0.390%
2009	73.97	0.400%
2008	73.68	0.390%
2007	73.40	0.390%
2006	73.11	0.390%
2005	72.83	0.390%
2004	72.54	0.390%
2003	72.26	0.470%
2002	71.92	0.470%
2001	71.59	0.470%
2000	71.25	0.470%
1999	70.92	0.480%
1998	70.58	0.340%
1997	70.34	0.350%
1996	70.10	0.350%
1995	69.85	0.350%
1994	69.61	0.350%
1993	69.37	0.130%
1992	69.28	0.130%
1991	69.19	0.130%
1990	69.10	0.130%
1989	69.01	0.130%
1988	68.92	0.340%
1987	68.69	0.340%
1986	68.45	0.340%
1985	68.22	0.340%
1984	67.98	0.350%
1983	67.75	0.670%
1982	67.30	0.670%
1981	66.85	0.670%
1980	66.41	0.680%
1979	65.96	0.680%
1978	65.51	1.190%
1977	64.74	1.200%
1976	63.97	1.220%
1975	63.21	1.230%
1974	62.44	1.250%
1973	61.67	2.050%
1972	60.43	2.090%
1971	59.19	2.140%
1970	57.95	2.190%
1969	56.71	2.240%
1968	55.47	4.100%
1967	53.29	4.270%
1966	51.10	4.460%
1965	48.92	4.670%
1964	46.73	4.900%
1963	44.55	0.040%
1962	44.53	0.040%
1961	44.52	0.040%
1960	44.50	0.040%
1959	44.49	0.040%
1958	44.47	0.290%
1957	44.34	0.290%
1956	44.21	0.290%
1955	44.09	0.290%
1954	43.96	0.290%
1953	43.83	0.290%
1952	43.70	0.290%
1951	43.57	0.290%
1950	43.45	0.000%