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China life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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China ranks 52/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 76.4 years for males, 81.8 years for females, and 79 years for both sexes combined.

The drop in life expectancy in 1959–1961 was caused by mass starvation, disease, and social disruption resulting from the Great Leap Forward’s policy failures, poor agricultural management, and adverse weather, leading to 15–30 million excess deaths.

China life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 79 76.4 81.8
2025 78.4 75.7 81.2
2024 78 75.2 81
2023 78 75.2 80.9
2022 78.2 75.5 81.1
2021 78.1 75.5 80.9
2020 78 75.2 81
2019 77.9 75.3 80.7
2018 77.7 75 80.6
2017 77.2 74.4 80.3
2016 77.2 74.6 80.1
2015 77 74.4 79.8
2014 76.7 74.1 79.5
2013 76.5 73.9 79.2
2012 76.2 73.6 79
2011 75.9 73.3 78.6
2010 75.7 73.2 78.3
2009 75.3 72.8 78
2008 74.8 72.4 77.5
2007 74.8 72.3 77.4
2006 74.4 71.9 77.1
2005 74.1 71.6 76.8
2004 73.7 71.3 76.4
2003 73.4 70.9 76
2002 73 70.6 75.7
2001 72.7 70.2 75.3
2000 72.3 69.8 74.9
1999 72 69.5 74.5
1998 71.6 69.1 74.2
1997 71.2 68.7 73.9
1996 70.8 68.3 73.5
1995 70.4 67.9 73
1994 69.8 67.4 72.4
1993 69.5 67.1 72
1992 69.1 66.8 71.5
1991 68.6 66.3 71
1990 68.2 65.9 70.6
1989 67.9 65.6 70.4
1988 67.6 65.2 70.1
1987 67.3 64.9 69.7
1986 66.9 64.6 69.3
1985 66.5 64.2 68.9
1984 66.1 63.9 68.5
1983 65.7 63.5 68.1
1982 65.2 63 67.6
1981 64.8 62.6 67.1
1980 64.2 62.1 66.5
1979 63.7 61.5 65.9
1978 63.1 60.9 65.3
1977 62.5 60.3 64.7
1976 61.2 59.2 63.3
1975 61 58.9 63.1
1974 60.2 58.2 62.3
1973 59.5 57.6 61.5
1972 58.6 56.7 60.5
1971 57.7 55.9 59.6
1970 56.8 54.9 58.8
1969 56 54.1 58
1968 55.2 53.3 57.2
1967 54.4 52.4 56.5
1966 53.7 51.7 55.8
1965 53 51 55.2
1964 52.3 50.3 54.5
1963 51.7 49.7 53.9
1962 51 48.9 53.2
1961 40.2 38.6 41.9
1960 33.4 32.2 34.9
1959 40.2 38.6 42
1958 48.8 47 50.9
1957 48.4 46.6 50.4
1956 47.8 46 49.8
1955 47.2 45.5 49.2
1954 46.8 45.1 48.6
1953 45.9 44.4 47.7
1952 45.3 43.7 47.2
1951 44.6 42.9 46.4
1950 43.8 42.2 45.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In China, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 67.2 years for men and 70.1 for women, with a combined average of 68.6 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 16.2 healthy years, 15.2 for males and 17.2 for females.

China life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in China, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 50.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 80.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 82.5 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 99.2% 99.0% 99.4%
50 97.4% 96.6% 98.2%
60 93.1% 90.8% 95.4%
65 88.7% 85.1% 92.5%
70 82.3% 76.8% 88.0%
75 72.6% 65.1% 80.2%
80 58.8% 49.8% 68.1%
85 40.0% 30.9% 49.5%
90 20.5% 13.6% 27.8%
95 6.3% 3.1% 9.5%
100 0.8% 0.2% 1.5%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 40.6% 55.2% 38.5%
99 38.1% 51.3% 36.1%
98 35.7% 46.6% 33.6%
97 33.1% 42.1% 30.9%
96 30.5% 38.1% 28.4%
95 28.2% 34.3% 26.2%
94 25.9% 31% 24.1%
93 23.4% 27.9% 21.7%
92 20.8% 25.2% 19%
91 18.5% 22.6% 16.6%
90 16.7% 20.4% 14.9%
89 15.1% 18.4% 13.3%
88 13.6% 16.6% 11.9%
87 12.4% 15% 10.8%
86 11.2% 13.6% 9.72%
85 10.1% 12.3% 8.73%
84 9.17% 11.2% 7.82%
83 8.24% 10.1% 6.95%
82 7.35% 9.03% 6.12%
81 6.51% 8.06% 5.36%
80 5.75% 7.17% 4.67%
79 5.09% 6.39% 4.07%
78 4.52% 5.71% 3.56%
77 4.03% 5.14% 3.15%
76 3.62% 4.65% 2.8%
75 3.27% 4.23% 2.5%
74 2.98% 3.86% 2.25%
73 2.69% 3.5% 2.02%
72 2.45% 3.19% 1.81%
71 2.26% 2.96% 1.66%
70 2.04% 2.7% 1.47%
69 1.76% 2.36% 1.22%
68 1.58% 2.14% 1.08%
67 1.48% 2.01% 1%
66 1.37% 1.86% 0.91%
65 1.26% 1.72% 0.83%
64 1.17% 1.59% 0.76%
63 1.06% 1.45% 0.69%
62 0.95% 1.3% 0.61%
61 0.83% 1.14% 0.53%
60 0.73% 1% 0.46%
59 0.64% 0.88% 0.41%
58 0.57% 0.78% 0.36%
57 0.52% 0.71% 0.33%
56 0.48% 0.66% 0.31%
55 0.45% 0.62% 0.29%
54 0.43% 0.59% 0.27%
53 0.41% 0.55% 0.26%
52 0.38% 0.51% 0.24%
51 0.34% 0.46% 0.22%
50 0.3% 0.41% 0.19%
49 0.27% 0.36% 0.17%
48 0.24% 0.32% 0.15%
47 0.22% 0.29% 0.14%
46 0.2% 0.26% 0.13%
45 0.18% 0.24% 0.12%
44 0.17% 0.22% 0.11%
43 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
42 0.14% 0.19% 0.1%
41 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
40 0.12% 0.15% 0.08%
39 0.1% 0.13% 0.07%
38 0.1% 0.12% 0.07%
37 0.09% 0.11% 0.06%
36 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
35 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
34 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
33 0.08% 0.09% 0.05%
32 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
31 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
30 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
28 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
27 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
26 0.07% 0.08% 0.05%
25 0.06% 0.08% 0.05%
24 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
23 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.04%
21 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
20 0.05% 0.05% 0.03%
19 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
18 0.04% 0.04% 0.03%
17 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
14 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
13 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
7 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.03%
3 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
2 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
1 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
0 0.54% 0.59% 0.49%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In China, the risk of dying is lowest at age 5 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.54% in the birth year, 0.07% at age 30, 0.73% at 60, and 5.75% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in China never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 2,208 years — 1,841 for males and 2,884 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102 101.7 102
99 101 100.6 101.1
98 100.1 99.6 100.2
97 99.3 98.7 99.4
96 98.4 97.9 98.6
95 97.6 97.1 97.8
94 96.8 96.3 97
93 96 95.5 96.2
92 95.3 94.7 95.5
91 94.6 94 94.9
90 93.9 93.3 94.2
89 93.2 92.6 93.6
88 92.6 91.9 93
87 92 91.3 92.4
86 91.4 90.6 91.8
85 90.8 90 91.3
84 90.2 89.4 90.7
83 89.6 88.8 90.2
82 89.1 88.2 89.8
81 88.6 87.7 89.3
80 88.1 87.2 88.9
79 87.7 86.7 88.5
78 87.3 86.2 88.2
77 86.9 85.8 87.8
76 86.5 85.3 87.5
75 86.2 84.9 87.2
74 85.8 84.5 86.9
73 85.5 84.1 86.7
72 85.2 83.7 86.4
71 84.9 83.4 86.1
70 84.6 83 85.9
69 84.3 82.7 85.7
68 84 82.4 85.5
67 83.8 82.1 85.4
66 83.6 81.8 85.2
65 83.3 81.5 85
64 83.1 81.3 84.9
63 82.9 81 84.7
62 82.7 80.8 84.6
61 82.5 80.6 84.5
60 82.4 80.4 84.3
59 82.2 80.2 84.2
58 82.1 80 84.2
57 82 79.8 84.1
56 81.8 79.7 84
55 81.7 79.5 83.9
54 81.6 79.4 83.8
53 81.5 79.2 83.7
52 81.4 79.1 83.7
51 81.3 79 83.6
50 81.2 78.9 83.5
49 81.1 78.8 83.5
48 81 78.7 83.4
47 81 78.6 83.4
46 80.9 78.5 83.3
45 80.8 78.4 83.3
44 80.8 78.3 83.2
43 80.7 78.3 83.2
42 80.6 78.2 83.1
41 80.6 78.1 83.1
40 80.5 78.1 83.1
39 80.5 78 83
38 80.5 78 83
37 80.4 77.9 83
36 80.4 77.9 83
35 80.4 77.8 82.9
34 80.3 77.8 82.9
33 80.3 77.8 82.9
32 80.2 77.7 82.8
31 80.2 77.7 82.8
30 80.2 77.6 82.8
29 80.1 77.6 82.8
28 80.1 77.6 82.7
27 80.1 77.5 82.7
26 80 77.5 82.7
25 80 77.4 82.7
24 80 77.4 82.6
23 79.9 77.4 82.6
22 79.9 77.3 82.6
21 79.9 77.3 82.6
20 79.8 77.3 82.5
19 79.8 77.2 82.5
18 79.8 77.2 82.5
17 79.8 77.2 82.5
16 79.8 77.2 82.5
15 79.7 77.1 82.4
14 79.7 77.1 82.4
13 79.7 77.1 82.4
12 79.7 77.1 82.4
11 79.7 77 82.4
10 79.6 77 82.4
9 79.6 77 82.4
8 79.6 77 82.3
7 79.6 77 82.3
6 79.6 76.9 82.3
5 79.6 76.9 82.3
4 79.5 76.9 82.3
3 79.5 76.9 82.2
2 79.5 76.9 82.2
1 79.5 76.8 82.2
0 79 76.4 81.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In China, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 83.3 years, rising to 84.6 at 70, 86.2 at 75, and 88.1 at 80 — all higher than the 79 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in China.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.82% 0.19% 1.45%
99 1.33% 0.38% 2.27%
98 2.06% 0.72% 3.42%
97 3.08% 1.24% 4.95%
96 4.43% 2% 6.91%
95 6.17% 3.05% 9.37%
94 8.32% 4.42% 12.3%
93 10.9% 6.13% 15.8%
92 13.7% 8.19% 19.4%
91 16.8% 10.6% 23.3%
90 20.2% 13.3% 27.4%
89 23.8% 16.3% 31.6%
88 27.5% 19.5% 35.8%
87 31.4% 23% 40.2%
86 35.4% 26.6% 44.5%
85 39.4% 30.3% 48.8%
84 43.3% 34.1% 52.9%
83 47.2% 37.9% 56.8%
82 51% 41.7% 60.5%
81 54.5% 45.3% 64%
80 57.8% 48.8% 67.1%
79 60.9% 52.2% 70%
78 63.8% 55.3% 72.5%
77 66.5% 58.3% 74.9%
76 69% 61.2% 77%
75 71.3% 63.9% 79%
74 73.5% 66.4% 80.8%
73 75.6% 68.9% 82.5%
72 77.5% 71.1% 84%
71 79.3% 73.3% 85.5%
70 80.9% 75.3% 86.7%
69 82.4% 77.1% 87.8%
68 83.7% 78.8% 88.8%
67 84.9% 80.4% 89.6%
66 86.1% 82% 90.5%
65 87.2% 83.4% 91.2%
64 88.3% 84.8% 91.9%
63 89.2% 86% 92.6%
62 90.1% 87.1% 93.1%
61 90.8% 88.1% 93.6%
60 91.5% 89% 94.1%
59 92.1% 89.8% 94.5%
58 92.6% 90.5% 94.8%
57 93.1% 91.2% 95.1%
56 93.5% 91.8% 95.4%
55 94% 92.4% 95.7%
54 94.4% 92.9% 95.9%
53 94.8% 93.4% 96.2%
52 95.1% 93.9% 96.4%
51 95.4% 94.3% 96.6%
50 95.7% 94.7% 96.8%
49 96% 95.1% 97%
48 96.2% 95.4% 97.1%
47 96.4% 95.7% 97.3%
46 96.6% 95.9% 97.4%
45 96.8% 96.1% 97.5%
44 97% 96.4% 97.6%
43 97.1% 96.6% 97.7%
42 97.3% 96.7% 97.8%
41 97.4% 96.9% 97.9%
40 97.5% 97% 98%
39 97.6% 97.2% 98.1%
38 97.7% 97.3% 98.1%
37 97.8% 97.4% 98.2%
36 97.9% 97.5% 98.3%
35 97.9% 97.6% 98.3%
34 98% 97.7% 98.4%
33 98.1% 97.8% 98.4%
32 98.2% 97.9% 98.5%
31 98.2% 98% 98.5%
30 98.3% 98% 98.6%
29 98.4% 98.1% 98.6%
28 98.4% 98.2% 98.7%
27 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
26 98.6% 98.4% 98.8%
25 98.6% 98.4% 98.8%
24 98.7% 98.5% 98.9%
23 98.7% 98.6% 98.9%
22 98.8% 98.7% 99%
21 98.8% 98.7% 99%
20 98.9% 98.8% 99%
19 98.9% 98.8% 99.1%
18 99% 98.9% 99.1%
17 99% 98.9% 99.1%
16 99% 98.9% 99.1%
15 99.1% 99% 99.2%
14 99.1% 99% 99.2%
13 99.1% 99% 99.2%
12 99.1% 99.1% 99.2%
11 99.2% 99.1% 99.2%
10 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
9 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
8 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
7 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
6 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
5 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
4 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
3 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
2 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
1 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In China, 91.5% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 80.9% past 70, 57.8% past 80, 20.2% past 90, and only 0.82% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare China Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in China

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 145 0 355
99 505 196.9 819
98 735 334 1,147
97 1,018 523 1,530
96 1,350 762 1,962
95 1,738 1,046 2,458
94 2,153 1,368 2,972
93 2,544 1,713 3,413
92 2,856 2,061 3,693
91 3,108 2,396 3,865
90 3,366 2,708 4,066
89 3,582 2,988 4,200
88 3,745 3,232 4,268
87 3,880 3,440 4,326
86 3,965 3,608 4,325
85 3,995 3,731 4,256
84 3,972 3,803 4,134
83 3,891 3,816 3,953
82 3,745 3,764 3,707
81 3,550 3,655 3,426
80 3,328 3,503 3,132
79 3,103 3,332 2,846
78 2,884 3,160 2,586
77 2,680 2,998 2,356
76 2,497 2,846 2,155
75 2,336 2,704 1,979
74 2,190 2,566 1,823
73 2,034 2,410 1,665
72 1,895 2,269 1,525
71 1,792 2,168 1,415
70 1,654 2,034 1,272
69 1,448 1,822 1,069
68 1,325 1,689 956
67 1,260 1,614 898
66 1,179 1,527 825
65 1,103 1,438 761
64 1,030 1,348 703
63 946 1,247 635
62 853 1,133 564
61 757 1,009 498
60 668 892 436
59 590 791 383
58 527 706 342
57 482 645 313
56 451 603 292
55 427 572 276.5
54 408 546 263.3
53 387 518 249.2
52 360 482 231.3
51 327 438 210
50 290.9 390 187.2
49 257.4 344 166.1
48 229.6 306 149.2
47 208.9 276.7 137.2
46 192.8 253.9 128.1
45 178.6 234 119.7
44 165.2 215.7 111.4
43 152.2 198 103.3
42 139.1 180 95.4
41 126 161.9 87.5
40 113.4 144.6 79.7
39 102.3 129.3 72.9
38 93 116.7 67.2
37 86 107.2 62.7
36 81 100.6 59.2
35 77.6 96.3 56.7
34 75.4 93.5 55
33 73.9 91.7 53.8
32 72.9 90.3 53
31 71.6 88.7 51.9
30 70 86.7 50.7
29 68.3 84.6 49.4
28 67 82.9 48.7
27 65.8 81 48.1
26 64.1 78.3 47.4
25 62.2 75.4 46.7
24 60.3 72.7 45.8
23 57.6 69 44.1
22 53.9 64.4 41.5
21 49.4 59.1 38.1
20 44.8 53.7 34.3
19 40.4 48.5 30.8
18 36.6 44.2 27.6
17 33.6 40.9 25
16 31.4 38.5 23.1
15 30 36.9 21.9
14 29.2 35.9 21.3
13 28.7 35.2 21.2
12 28.2 34.1 21.3
11 27.5 32.7 21.6
10 27.6 32 22.6
9 27.6 31.1 23.5
8 26.3 28.8 23.3
7 24.2 25.8 22.4
6 22.5 23.1 21.8
5 22.3 22.3 22.4
4 24.6 24.2 25
3 29.6 29.3 29.9
2 36.1 35.9 36.3
1 45.9 46.8 44.9
0 540 585 490

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In China, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 85 for both sexes combined, 83 for males, and 87 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 79.6 for men, 84.7 for women, and 82.3 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect China's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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