The graph shows the life expectancy of women in China from 1960 to 2021 with forecasts until 2050. In 2021, the average life expectancy of women at birth in China was about 81.2 years.
Life expectancy of women at birth in China from 1960 to 2021 with forecasts until 2050
(in years)
Characteristic
Life expectancy at birth in years
2050*
85.59
2045*
84.9
2040*
84.2
2035*
83.46
2030*
82.68
2025*
81.86
2021
81.16
2020
81.06
2019
80.82
2018
80.64
2017
80.32
2016
80.05
2015
79.77
2014
79.5
2013
79.22
2012
78.98
2011
78.64
2010
78.33
2009
78.07
2008
77.56
2007
77.49
2006
77.17
2005
76.82
2004
76.43
2003
76.04
2002
75.64
2001
75.26
2000
74.19
1999
73.58
1998
73.59
1997
72.92
1996
72.5
1995
72.31
1994
71.74
1993
71.55
1992
70.97
1991
70.33
1990
70.42
1989
70.33
1988
70.09
1987
69.8
1986
69.41
1985
69.06
1984
68.69
1983
68.29
1982
67.81
1981
67.31
1980
66.72
1979
66.13
1978
65.46
1977
64.75
1976
63.97
1975
63.08
1974
62.28
1973
61.38
1972
60.37
1971
59.49
1970
58.62
1969
57.77
1968
57.12
1967
56.47
1966
55.79
1965
55.14
1964
54.34
1963
53.61
1962
53.04
1961
42.15
1960
34.62
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
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World Bank. (July 5, 2023). Life expectancy of women at birth in China from 1960 to 2021 with forecasts until 2050 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263761/life-expectancy-of-women-in-china/
World Bank. "Life expectancy of women at birth in China from 1960 to 2021 with forecasts until 2050 (in years)." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263761/life-expectancy-of-women-in-china/
World Bank. (2023). Life expectancy of women at birth in China from 1960 to 2021 with forecasts until 2050 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263761/life-expectancy-of-women-in-china/
World Bank. "Life Expectancy of Women at Birth in China from 1960 to 2021 with Forecasts until 2050 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263761/life-expectancy-of-women-in-china/
World Bank, Life expectancy of women at birth in China from 1960 to 2021 with forecasts until 2050 (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263761/life-expectancy-of-women-in-china/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Life expectancy of women at birth in China from 1960 to 2021 with forecasts until 2050 (in years) [Graph], World Bank, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263761/life-expectancy-of-women-in-china/
