Life expectancy prados de la escosura in China
China: Life expectancy prados de la escosura was 78.08 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in China, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy prados de la escosura in China is 78.08, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy prados de la escosura in China peaked at 78.08 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1870.
That places China 39th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 | — |
| 1880 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 32 | +28.0% |
| 1933 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 1938 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 40.8 | +16.6% |
| 1955 | 44.65 | +9.4% |
| 1960 | 36.32 | -18.7% |
| 1965 | 54.88 | +51.1% |
| 1970 | 61.74 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 64.68 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 65.98 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 66.89 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 68.01 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 70.01 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 71.88 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 74.11 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 75.6 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 76.98 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 78.08 | +1.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 78.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.67, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- China's 78.08 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.94, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy prados de la escosura 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +51.1% | 36.32 | 54.88 |
| 1929 | +28.0% | 25 | 32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.5 | 25 | 32 | 2 |
| 1930s | 34.5 | 34 | 35 | 2 |
| 1950s | 42.72 | 40.8 | 44.65 | 2 |
| 1960s | 45.6 | 36.32 | 54.88 | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.21 | 61.74 | 64.68 | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.44 | 65.98 | 66.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.01 | 68.01 | 70.01 | 2 |
| 2000s | 73 | 71.88 | 74.11 | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.29 | 75.6 | 76.98 | 2 |
| 2020s | 78.08 | 78.08 | 78.08 | 1 |
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 prados de la escosura in China?
- Life expectancy prados de la escosura in China was 78.08 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 78.08 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1870.
- How does China rank for life expectancy prados de la escosura?
- China ranks 39th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy prados de la escosura rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 prados de la escosura. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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