The reading right now

As of January 2024, Life expectancy for China stood at 78. That is up 0.06 from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 78, ranging from a low of 77.9 in January 2019 to a high of 78.2 in January 2022. The current reading sits 0.37 above its trailing ten-year mean of 77.6.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.