China vs Réunion: Sex gap in life expectancy
China
5.73 years
in 2023
Réunion
5.8 years
in 2023
China rank
81st
Réunion rank
78th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- China
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 5.8 years against 5.73 years in China, a difference of 0.07 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Réunion has been ahead every year.
China ranks 81st and Réunion ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Réunion has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.59 years | 5.9 years | 2.31 years | Réunion |
| 1960s | 3.9 years | 7.14 years | 3.24 years | Réunion |
| 1970s | 4.08 years | 8.08 years | 4 years | Réunion |
| 1980s | 4.68 years | 8.49 years | 3.81 years | Réunion |
| 1990s | 4.97 years | 8.29 years | 3.32 years | Réunion |
| 2000s | 5.12 years | 7.61 years | 2.49 years | Réunion |
| 2010s | 5.42 years | 6.37 years | 0.9409 years | Réunion |
| 2020s | 5.64 years | 5.9 years | 0.2521 years | Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, China or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 5.8 years against 5.73 years in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between China and Réunion?
- 0.07 years, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Réunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Réunion rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- China ranks 81st and Réunion ranks 78th 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.