ex - expectation of life at age x in China
China: ex - expectation of life at age x was 77.62 in 2021. ▲ Rising
ex - expectation of life at age x in China, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
China recorded 77.62 for ex - expectation of life at age x in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in China peaked at 77.62 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.84, in 2000.
That places China 34th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ex - expectation of life at age x in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.84 | — |
| 2001 | 71.13 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.45 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.69 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.93 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.44 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.29 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 73.84 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 74 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.39 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.65 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.04 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.48 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.84 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.2 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.51 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76.72 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.95 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.14 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.31 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.48 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.62 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5 | 70.84 | 74.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.18 | 74.65 | 77.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.55 | 77.48 | 77.62 | 2 |
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More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0821 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ex - expectation of life at age x in China?
- Ex - expectation of life at age x in China was 77.62 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 77.62 in 2021.
- What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.84 in 2000.
- How does China rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
- China ranks 34th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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