China vs Thailand: Life expectancy at birth, female

China
80.97 years
in 2024
Thailand
80.98 years
in 2024
China rank
69th
Thailand rank
68th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • China
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 80.98 years against 80.97 years in China, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.

China ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 68th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 52.11 years 55.15 years 3.04 years Thailand
1970s 62.5 years 62.28 years 0.2233 years China
1980s 68.63 years 69.12 years 0.4987 years Thailand
1990s 72.67 years 73.73 years 1.06 years Thailand
2000s 76.51 years 76.52 years 0.0096 years Thailand
2010s 79.61 years 80.5 years 0.8881 years Thailand
2020s 80.99 years 81.13 years 0.139 years Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, China or Thailand?
Thailand, at 80.98 years against 80.97 years in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between China and Thailand?
0.01 years, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and Thailand rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
China ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 68th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.