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Life expectancy at age 15 in China

China: Life expectancy at age 15 was 89.99 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
89.99 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
62nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
89.99 years
in 2100
All-time low
55.11 years
in 1960
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in China, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

China recorded 89.99 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in China peaked at 89.99 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 55.11 years, in 1960.

China ranks 62nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 59.71 years 57.71 years 61.08 years 10
1960s 62.11 years 55.11 years 65.09 years 10
1970s 67.66 years 65.6 years 69.45 years 10
1980s 71.15 years 69.76 years 72.51 years 10
1990s 74.18 years 72.67 years 75.39 years 10
2000s 76.31 years 75.54 years 77.05 years 10
2010s 77.99 years 77.28 years 78.79 years 10
2020s 79.33 years 78.69 years 80.28 years 10
2030s 81.25 years 80.46 years 82.03 years 10
2040s 82.91 years 82.19 years 83.62 years 10
2050s 84.41 years 83.76 years 85.06 years 10
2060s 85.81 years 85.2 years 86.39 years 10
2070s 87.07 years 86.52 years 87.6 years 10
2080s 88.24 years 87.71 years 88.75 years 10
2090s 89.37 years 88.86 years 89.87 years 10
2100s 89.99 years 89.99 years 89.99 years 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 59 Saint Martin (French part) 90.35 years compare
  2. 60 Albania 90.2 years compare
  3. 61 Jersey 90.19 years compare
  4. 63 Falkland Islands 89.92 years compare
  5. 64 Anguilla 89.84 years compare
  6. 65 Iran 89.52 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in China?
Life expectancy at age 15 in China was 89.99 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 89.99 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 55.11 years in 1960.
How does China rank for life expectancy at age 15?
China ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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