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China: Life Expectancy

Male Female
74.7
80.5
Total World Rank
77.4
48

According to the latest WHO data published in 2020 life expectancy in China is: Male 74.7, female 80.5 and total life expectancy is 77.4 which gives China a World Life Expectancy ranking of 48. You can see the leading causes of death data and rankings for China by clicking on the links below or select the full country health profile at the bottom of the page.

Leading Causes of Death China
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Life Expectancy
1. Stroke
2. Coronary Heart Disease
3. Lung Disease
4. Lung Cancers
5. Stomach Cancer
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
7. Hypertension
8. Road Traffic Accidents
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
10. Oesophagus Cancer
11. Influenza and Pneumonia
12. Kidney Disease
13. Liver Cancer
   
14. Breast Cancer
15. Diabetes Mellitus
16. Falls
17. Liver Disease
18. Suicide
19. Prostate Cancer
20. Pancreas Cancer
21. Cervical Cancer
22. Parkinson's Disease
23. Drownings
24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
25. Other Injuries
26. Leukemia
   
27. Congenital Anomalies
28. Lymphomas
29. Oral Cancer
30. Ovary Cancer
31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
32. Bladder Cancer
33. Tuberculosis
34. Low Birth Weight
35. Inflammatory/Heart
36. HIV/AIDS
37. Poisonings
38. Endocrine Disorders
39. Birth Trauma
   
40. Drug Use
41. Asthma
42. Uterin Cancer
43. Alcohol
44. Skin Cancers
45. Malnutrition
46. Epilepsy
47. Violence
48. Diarrhoeal diseases
49. Fires
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis

See full health profile and world rankings for China here:  China Health Profile

Data Source: WHO Publish Date 2020