Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in China
China: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 5.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.19
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
59th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.19
in 2023
All-time low
3.23
in 1972
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in China, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 5.19 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in China peaked at 5.19 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.23, in 1972.
China ranks 59th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.53 | — |
| 1951 | 3.48 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 3.51 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 3.42 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 3.4 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 3.64 | +7.1% |
| 1956 | 3.6 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 3.64 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 3.72 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 3.53 | -5.1% |
| 1960 | 3.3 | -6.6% |
| 1961 | 3.48 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 3.83 | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 3.79 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 3.77 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.8 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.68 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 3.61 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 3.5 | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 3.45 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 3.37 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.24 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 3.23 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.35 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.51 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 3.54 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 3.46 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 3.58 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 3.58 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.58 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.59 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.63 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.65 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.68 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.7 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.74 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 3.79 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.87 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.91 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 3.88 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.74 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 3.8 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.77 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.94 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.02 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.17 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.19 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.2 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.17 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.1 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.13 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.15 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.18 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.22 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.24 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.32 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.36 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.38 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.45 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.39 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.57 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 4.63 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.64 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.71 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.77 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.85 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.17 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 4.95 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.89 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.18 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 5.14 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 5.19 | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 5.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 5.19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 | 3.4 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.62 | 3.3 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.45 | 3.23 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.74 | 3.59 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.01 | 3.74 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 | 4.13 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 | 4.39 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 56 Portugal 5.23 compare
- 57 Taiwan 5.22 compare
- 58 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.19 compare
- 60 Saint Barthelemy 5.16 compare
- 61 Bahamas 5.14 compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 5.11 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in China?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in China was 5.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 in 2023.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 in 1972.
- How does China rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- China ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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