China · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
77.6 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2000 | 70.83886138 | 70.44881201 | 71.28009671 | — |
| China | 2001 | 71.13400253 | 70.72915312 | 71.57582304 | — |
| China | 2002 | 71.4546616 | 71.06654705 | 71.84040631 | — |
| China | 2003 | 71.68827313 | 71.39380496 | 72.0279652 | — |
| China | 2004 | 71.93150989 | 71.66460363 | 72.28870233 | — |
| China | 2005 | 72.44256077 | 72.18160199 | 72.84911518 | — |
| China | 2006 | 73.28900157 | 73.051325 | 73.63022375 | — |
| China | 2007 | 73.8389379 | 73.58686291 | 74.18922055 | — |
| China | 2008 | 73.99659977 | 73.71920737 | 74.36158597 | — |
| China | 2009 | 74.38654953 | 74.08652943 | 74.74427569 | — |
| China | 2010 | 74.65168239 | 74.29498219 | 75.0312912 | — |
| China | 2011 | 75.03511843 | 74.71159843 | 75.42121215 | — |
| China | 2012 | 75.48068539 | 75.18520316 | 75.89153121 | — |
| China | 2013 | 75.84030781 | 75.51354292 | 76.28048505 | — |
| China | 2014 | 76.19910536 | 75.83343848 | 76.66346197 | — |
| China | 2015 | 76.5103545 | 76.23269763 | 77.00150993 | — |
| China | 2016 | 76.71571735 | 76.28618941 | 77.28325057 | — |
| China | 2017 | 76.94625698 | 76.56658489 | 77.50923415 | — |
| China | 2018 | 77.14021145 | 76.64276594 | 77.87842665 | — |
| China | 2019 | 77.31273653 | 76.74860841 | 77.91512593 | — |
| China | 2020 | 77.48113543 | 76.95161376 | 78.26042721 | — |
| China | 2021 | 77.61619672 | 77.06959011 | 78.30192385 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.