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Female life expectancy at birth in China

Female life expectancy at birth in China was 80.9 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 from 2022. That is the 66th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years80.9
Change on 2022-0.2
Rank66th of 215Countries ranked
Series high81.12022
Series low34.91960

Female life expectancy at birth in China, 1960 to 2023

3040506070809019601970198019902000201020231960: 34.9 years1961: 41.9 years1962: 53.2 years1963: 53.9 years1964: 54.5 years1965: 55.2 years1966: 55.8 years1967: 56.5 years1968: 57.2 years1969: 58 years1970: 58.8 years1971: 59.6 years1972: 60.5 years1973: 61.5 years1974: 62.3 years1975: 63.1 years1976: 63.3 years1977: 64.7 years1978: 65.3 years1979: 66 years1980: 66.5 years1981: 67.1 years1982: 67.6 years1983: 68.1 years1984: 68.5 years1985: 68.9 years1986: 69.3 years1987: 69.7 years1988: 70.1 years1989: 70.4 years1990: 70.6 years1991: 71 years1992: 71.5 years1993: 72 years1994: 72.4 years1995: 73 years1996: 73.5 years1997: 73.9 years1998: 74.2 years1999: 74.5 years2000: 74.9 years2001: 75.3 years2002: 75.7 years2003: 76 years2004: 76.4 years2005: 76.8 years2006: 77.1 years2007: 77.4 years2008: 77.5 years2009: 78 years2010: 78.3 years2011: 78.7 years2012: 79 years2013: 79.2 years2014: 79.5 years2015: 79.8 years2016: 80.1 years2017: 80.3 years2018: 80.6 years2019: 80.7 years2020: 81 years2021: 80.9 years2022: 81.1 years2023: 80.9 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202380.9
202281.1
202180.9
202081
201980.7
201880.6
201780.3
201680.1
201579.8
201479.5
201379.2
201279
201178.7
201078.3
200978
200877.5
200777.4
200677.1
200576.8
200476.4
200376
200275.7
200175.3
200074.9
199974.5
199874.2
199773.9
199673.5
199573
199472.4
199372
199271.5
199171
199070.6
198970.4
198870.1
198769.7
198669.3
198568.9
198468.5
198368.1
198267.6
198167.1
198066.5
197966
197865.3
197764.7
197663.3
197563.1
197462.3
197361.5
197260.5
197159.6
197058.8
196958
196857.2
196756.5
196655.8
196555.2
196454.5
196353.9
196253.2
196141.9
196034.9

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the female life expectancy at birth in China?

Female life expectancy at birth in China was 80.9 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.2 from 2022. That is the 66th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in China?

81.1 years in 2022, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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