China vs Uruguay: Life expectancy
China
78.08 years
in 2020
Uruguay
78.43 years
in 2020
China rank
39th
Uruguay rank
37th
Life expectancy over time
- China
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 78.43 years against 78.08 years in China, a difference of 0.35 years.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
China ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 162 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 40.08 years | 15.08 years | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 25 years | 41.42 years | 16.42 years | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 25 years | 45.89 years | 20.89 years | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 25 years | 49.1 years | 24.1 years | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 25 years | 50.55 years | 25.55 years | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 28.5 years | 53.87 years | 25.37 years | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 34.5 years | 57.28 years | 22.78 years | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 42.72 years | 66.75 years | 24.03 years | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 45.6 years | 68.26 years | 22.66 years | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 63.21 years | 69.03 years | 5.82 years | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 66.44 years | 70.93 years | 4.5 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 69.01 years | 73.53 years | 4.52 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 73 years | 75.61 years | 2.61 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 76.29 years | 77.17 years | 0.8822 years | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 78.08 years | 78.43 years | 0.3532 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, China or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 78.43 years against 78.08 years in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between China and Uruguay?
- 0.35 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do China and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy?
- China ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.