Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in China
China: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.08 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.08
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
94th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.09
in 1959
All-time low
1.07
in 1972
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in China, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in China is 1.08, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in China peaked at 1.09 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 1972.
That places China 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.08 | — |
| 1951 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in China?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in China was 1.08 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 1959.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 1972.
- How does China rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- China ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.