Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in China
China: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was -5.7 Years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in China, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in China stood at -5.7 Years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in China peaked at -2.7 Years in 1960 and was at its lowest, -5.8 Years, in 2017.
China ranks 30th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.9 Years | -4.3 Years | -2.7 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.09 Years | -4.4 Years | -3.7 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.69 Years | -4.9 Years | -4.5 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.98 Years | -5.2 Years | -4.7 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.12 Years | -5.2 Years | -5 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.41 Years | -5.8 Years | -5.1 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.66 Years | -5.8 Years | -5.4 Years | 5 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.2378 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5091 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in China?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in China was -5.7 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was -2.7 Years in 1960.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8 Years in 2017.
- How does China rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- China ranks 30th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.