Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for China

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for China was 77.95 years. A difference of -0.25 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for China were 75.2 years and 80.93 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of China for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for China (Years)
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Male
Female
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for China (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 33.42 32.17 34.86
1961 40.16 38.62 41.9
1962 50.96 48.95 53.19
1963 51.67 49.66 53.87
1964 52.34 50.33 54.53
1965 53 50.95 55.22
1966 53.66 51.67 55.8
1967 54.4 52.43 56.5
1968 55.19 53.26 57.23
1969 55.99 54.08 57.99
1970 56.82 54.94 58.78
1971 57.73 55.9 59.61
1972 58.58 56.73 60.47
1973 59.5 57.55 61.48
1974 60.24 58.2 62.35
1975 60.95 58.86 63.11
1976 61.23 59.22 63.28
1977 62.46 60.31 64.67
1978 63.1 60.94 65.33
1979 63.7 61.53 65.95
1980 64.24 62.05 66.51
1981 64.78 62.56 67.08
1982 65.25 63.01 67.57
1983 65.73 63.47 68.07
1984 66.15 63.88 68.51
1985 66.53 64.24 68.92
1986 66.89 64.56 69.32
1987 67.26 64.9 69.75
1988 67.61 65.22 70.12
1989 67.93 65.56 70.42
1990 68.16 65.86 70.56
1991 68.61 66.29 71.05
1992 69.06 66.76 71.48
1993 69.49 67.11 72.01
1994 69.83 67.41 72.41
1995 70.36 67.87 73.02
1996 70.82 68.32 73.48
1997 71.23 68.73 73.89
1998 71.6 69.12 74.24
1999 71.95 69.52 74.54
2000 72.29 69.85 74.9
2001 72.68 70.24 75.29
2002 73.03 70.59 75.66
2003 73.39 70.93 76.02
2004 73.73 71.27 76.37
2005 74.08 71.6 76.77
2006 74.4 71.9 77.1
2007 74.79 72.33 77.44
2008 74.83 72.36 77.5
2009 75.32 72.8 78.03
2010 75.67 73.19 78.33
2011 75.89 73.33 78.65
2012 76.2 73.62 78.98
2013 76.45 73.88 79.22
2014 76.71 74.12 79.51
2015 76.97 74.36 79.79
2016 77.21 74.58 80.05
2017 77.24 74.45 80.27
2018 77.71 75.03 80.57
2019 77.94 75.3 80.75
2020 78.02 75.25 81
2021 78.12 75.49 80.91
2022 78.2 75.47 81.13
2023 77.95 75.2 80.93