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% |
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 |
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- 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 ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0821 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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