Healthy life expectancy at birth in China (People's Republic of)
China (People's Republic of): Healthy life expectancy at birth was 68.58 in 2021. β² Rising
Healthy life expectancy at birth in China (People's Republic of), 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China (People's Republic of) recorded 68.58 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in China (People's Republic of) peaked at 68.58 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.13, in 2000.
That places China (People's Republic of) 29th out of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.62 | 63.13 | 66.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.67 | 66.51 | 68.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.55 | 68.51 | 68.58 | 2 |
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More health data for China (People's Republic of)
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in China (People's Republic of)?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in China (People's Republic of) was 68.58 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.58 in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.13 in 2000.
- How does China (People's Republic of) rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- China (People's Republic of) ranks 29th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in China (People's Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People's Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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