In 2021, life expectancy for China was 78.2 years. Life expectancy of China increased from 58.4 years in 1972 to 78.2 years in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.60%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78.2 | 0.17% |
| 2020 | 78.1 | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 78.0 | 0.29% |
| 2018 | 77.7 | 0.64% |
| 2017 | 77.2 | 0.04% |
| 2016 | 77.2 | 0.31% |
| 2015 | 77.0 | 0.34% |
| 2014 | 76.7 | 0.35% |
| 2013 | 76.5 | 0.34% |
| 2012 | 76.2 | 0.38% |
| 2011 | 75.9 | 0.40% |
| 2010 | 75.6 |