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China Highest Life Expectancy

Name: China Life Expectancy
Creator: World Bank
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78.2 in 2022

Life expectancy at birth, total · World Bank

The highest life expectancy in China was 78.2 in 2022. The top 5 years were: 2022 (78.2), 2025 (78.1), 2021 (78.1), 2020 (78.0), 2023 (78.0).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	78.1	+0.2	60th
2023	78.0	−0.2	69th
2022	78.2	+0.1	57th
2021	78.1	+0.1	51st
2020	78.0	+0.1	57th
2019	77.9	+0.2	62nd
2018	77.7	+0.5	64th
2017	77.2	+0.0	69th
2016	77.2	+0.2	68th
2015	77.0	+0.3	69th
2014	76.7	+0.3	71st
2013	76.5	+0.3	72nd
2012	76.2	+0.3	72nd
2011	75.9	+0.2	74th
2010	75.7	+0.4	72nd
2009	75.3	+0.5	73rd
2008	74.8	+0.0	76th
2007	74.8	+0.4	75th
2006	74.4	+0.3	76th
2005	74.1	+0.4	76th
2004	73.7	+0.3	79th
2003	73.4	+0.4	79th
2002	73.0	+0.4	85th
2001	72.7	+0.4	87th
2000	72.3	+0.3	87th
1999	72.0	+0.4	85th
1998	71.6	+0.4	87th
1997	71.2	+0.4	88th
1996	70.8	+0.5	94th
1995	70.4	+0.5	95th
1994	69.8	+0.3	99th
1993	69.5	+0.4	101st
1992	69.1	+0.4	105th
1991	68.6	+0.5	110th
1990	68.2	+0.2	111th
1989	67.9	+0.3	110th
1988	67.6	+0.3	111th
1987	67.3	+0.4	110th
1986	66.9	+0.4	112th
1985	66.5	+0.4	112th
1984	66.1	+0.4	112th
1983	65.7	+0.5	110th
1982	65.2	+0.5	110th
1981	64.8	+0.5	110th
1980	64.2	+0.5	113th
1979	63.7	+0.6	115th
1978	63.1	+0.6	115th
1977	62.5	+1.2	115th
1976	61.2	+0.3	121st
1975	61.0	+0.7	121st
1974	60.2	+0.7	122nd
1973	59.5	+0.9	125th
1972	58.6	+0.8	126th
1971	57.7	+0.9	129th
1970	56.8	+0.8	129th
1969	56.0	+0.8	133rd
1968	55.2	+0.8	136th
1967	54.4	+0.7	138th
1966	53.7	+0.7	139th
1965	53.0	+0.7	137th
1964	52.3	+0.7	137th
1963	51.7	+0.7	137th
1962	51.0	+10.8	139th
1961	40.2	+6.7	189th
1960	33.4	–	209th

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