Life expectancy vs health expenditure in China
China: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 77.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.95
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
75th
of 229 countries
All-time high
78.2
in 2022
All-time low
33.42
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in China, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs health expenditure in China is 77.95, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs health expenditure in China peaked at 78.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.42, in 1960.
That places China 75th out of 229 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.88 | 40.17 | 48.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.08 | 33.42 | 55.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.43 | 56.82 | 63.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.24 | 64.24 | 67.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.11 | 68.16 | 71.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.85 | 72.29 | 75.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8 | 75.67 | 77.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.07 | 77.95 | 78.2 | 4 |
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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 ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1491 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4909 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in China?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in China was 77.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.42 in 1960.
- How does China rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- China ranks 75th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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