Life expectancy at birth, male in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Life expectancy at birth, male was 75.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.25 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 217 countries
All-time high
75.49 years
in 2021
All-time low
32.17 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in China (People’s Republic of), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 75.25 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 75.49 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.17 years, in 1960.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 69th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in China (People’s Republic of), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.17 years | — |
| 1961 | 38.62 years | +20.1% |
| 1962 | 48.95 years | +26.7% |
| 1963 | 49.66 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 50.33 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 50.95 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 51.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 52.43 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 53.26 years | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 54.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 54.94 years | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 55.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 56.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 57.55 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 58.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 58.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 59.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 60.31 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 60.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 61.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 62.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 62.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 63.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 63.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 63.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 64.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 64.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 64.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 65.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 65.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 66.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 67.11 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 67.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 68.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 68.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 69.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 69.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 69.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 70.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 70.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 70.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 71.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 71.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72.36 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 73.19 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.03 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 75.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.25 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.2 years | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.25 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.21 years | 32.17 years | 54.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.42 years | 54.94 years | 61.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.94 years | 62.05 years | 65.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.7 years | 65.86 years | 69.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.39 years | 69.85 years | 72.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.19 years | 73.19 years | 75.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.33 years | 75.2 years | 75.49 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in China (People’s Republic of) was 75.25 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.49 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 years in 1960.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 69th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.