China vs France: Sex gap in life expectancy
China
5.73 years
in 2023
France
5.66 years
in 2023
China rank
81st
France rank
83rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- China
- France
How they compare
China currently reports 5.73 years against 5.66 years in France, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
China ranks 81st and France ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.59 years | 6.18 years | 2.6 years | France |
| 1960s | 3.9 years | 7.17 years | 3.27 years | France |
| 1970s | 4.08 years | 7.86 years | 3.77 years | France |
| 1980s | 4.68 years | 8.19 years | 3.51 years | France |
| 1990s | 4.97 years | 8.04 years | 3.07 years | France |
| 2000s | 5.12 years | 7.13 years | 2.01 years | France |
| 2010s | 5.42 years | 6.21 years | 0.7817 years | France |
| 2020s | 5.64 years | 5.98 years | 0.3325 years | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, China or France?
- China, at 5.73 years against 5.66 years in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between China and France?
- 0.07 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and France rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- China ranks 81st and France ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.