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China: Life expectancy at birth, total

77.95years · 2023+2.0% since 2013

Life expectancy at birth, total (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Annual figures for China from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (years)Note
202377.953
202278.202
202178.117
202078.019
201977.94
201877.709
201777.235
201677.214
201576.975
201476.714
201376.452
201276.2
201175.889
201075.668
200975.317
200874.833
200774.789
200674.404
200574.085
200473.727
200373.385
200273.034
200172.675
200072.288

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Life expectancy at birth, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sp-dyn-le00-in (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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