Life expectancy at age 60 in China
China: Life expectancy at age 60 was 21.21 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60 in China, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60 in China is 21.21, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in China peaked at 21.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.96, in 2000.
That places China 40th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.51 | 17.96 | 19.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.29 | 19.38 | 20.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.16 | 21.1 | 21.21 | 2 |
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More health data for China
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 9.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 9.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 9.57 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 9.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8.24 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in China?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in China was 21.21 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.21 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.96 in 2000.
- How does China rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- China ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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