What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in China?

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in China was 77.95 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 78.2 years in 2022.

What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 33.42 years in 1960.

How does China rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?

China ranks 76th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in China

Name: Remaining life expectancy at different ages in China
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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China: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 77.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

77.95 years

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

76th

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.2 years

in 2022

All-time low

33.42 years

in 1960

Years of data

1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in China, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in China stood at 77.95 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in China peaked at 78.2 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.42 years, in 1960.

That places China 76th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	45.88 years	40.17 years	48.83 years	10
1960s	50.08 years	33.42 years	55.99 years	10
1970s	60.43 years	56.82 years	63.7 years	10
1980s	66.24 years	64.24 years	67.93 years	10
1990s	70.11 years	68.15 years	71.95 years	10
2000s	73.85 years	72.29 years	75.32 years	10
2010s	76.8 years	75.67 years	77.94 years	10
2020s	78.07 years	77.95 years	78.2 years	4

Countries ranked near China

73 Uruguay 78.14 years compare
74 Cuba 78.09 years compare
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 years compare
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.85 years compare
78 Lebanon 77.82 years compare
79 Jordan 77.81 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for China

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8.74 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7.51 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7.46 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8.44 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7.21 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in China?: Remaining life expectancy at different ages in China was 77.95 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 78.2 years in 2022.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 33.42 years in 1960.
How does China rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?: China ranks 76th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.