Life expectancy of women vs. men in China
China: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 80.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.93 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
75th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.13 years
in 2022
All-time low
34.86 years
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in China, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
China recorded 80.93 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in China peaked at 81.13 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.86 years, in 1960.
That places China 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.73 years | — |
| 1951 | 46.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 47.21 years | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 47.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 48.57 years | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 49.23 years | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 49.79 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 50.4 years | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 50.93 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 41.98 years | -17.6% |
| 1960 | 34.86 years | -17.0% |
| 1961 | 41.9 years | +20.2% |
| 1962 | 53.19 years | +27.0% |
| 1963 | 53.87 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 54.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 55.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 55.8 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 56.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 57.23 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 57.99 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 58.78 years | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 59.6 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 60.47 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 61.48 years | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 62.35 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 63.11 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 63.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 64.67 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 65.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 65.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 66.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 67.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 67.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 68.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 68.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 68.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 69.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 69.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 70.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 70.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 71.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 72.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 73.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 73.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 73.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 77.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 80.93 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.79 years | 41.98 years | 50.93 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.11 years | 34.86 years | 57.99 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.5 years | 58.78 years | 65.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.63 years | 66.51 years | 70.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.67 years | 70.56 years | 74.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.51 years | 74.89 years | 78.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.61 years | 78.33 years | 80.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.99 years | 80.91 years | 81.13 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 72 New Caledonia 81.29 years compare
- 73 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 81.24 years compare
- 74 Saudi Arabia 81.16 years compare
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80.9 years compare
- 77 Thailand 80.86 years compare
- 78 Curaçao 80.82 years compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in China?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in China was 80.93 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 81.13 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.86 years in 1960.
- How does China rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- China ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.