Life expectancy at birth oecd in China
China: Life expectancy at birth oecd was 78.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth oecd in China, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 78.2 for life expectancy at birth oecd in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth oecd in China peaked at 78.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.3, in 1960.
That places China 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth oecd in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.3 | — |
| 1961 | 40.5 | +21.6% |
| 1962 | 50.8 | +25.4% |
| 1963 | 51.4 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 52.2 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 52.9 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 53.6 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 54.4 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 55.1 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 55.7 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 59.1 | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 56.6 | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 57.6 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 58.4 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 59.4 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 60.2 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 60.9 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 61.8 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 62.5 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 63.2 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 63.9 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 64.4 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 65 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 65.5 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.9 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.3 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 66.6 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 67 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 67.3 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.6 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 67.8 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 68.2 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.7 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 69.2 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 69.5 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 70 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.3 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.7 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 71.2 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.4 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.9 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.6 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 73.4 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 73.7 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.1 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.5 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.8 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.9 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 75.3 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.6 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.9 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.2 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.5 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.7 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.7 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.1 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 78.2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.4, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- China's 78.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.8, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth oecd in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +25.4% | 40.5 | 50.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.99 | 33.3 | 55.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.97 | 56.6 | 63.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.95 | 63.9 | 67.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.36 | 67.8 | 71.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.43 | 71.4 | 74.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.53 | 75.3 | 77.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1 | 78 | 78.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth oecd in China?
- Life expectancy at birth oecd in China was 78.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3 in 1960.
- How does China rank for life expectancy at birth oecd?
- China ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2022.
- Is life expectancy at birth oecd rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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