China vs Uruguay: Life expectancy
China
77.95 years
in 2023
Uruguay
78.14 years
in 2023
China rank
76th
Uruguay rank
73rd
Life expectancy over time
- China
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 78.14 years against 77.95 years in China, a difference of 0.19 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Uruguay ahead.
China ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 32 years | 50 years | 18 years | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 45.88 years | 66.58 years | 20.7 years | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 50.08 years | 68.15 years | 18.08 years | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 60.43 years | 69.59 years | 9.16 years | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 66.24 years | 71.76 years | 5.52 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 70.11 years | 73.52 years | 3.41 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 73.85 years | 75.59 years | 1.73 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 76.8 years | 77.14 years | 0.3431 years | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 78.07 years | 77.11 years | 0.9671 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, China or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 78.14 years against 77.95 years in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between China and Uruguay?
- 0.19 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2023.
- How do China and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy?
- China ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.