Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in China
China: Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita was 77.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in China, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 77.95 for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in China peaked at 78.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.42, in 1960.
China ranks 76th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.83 | — |
| 1951 | 44.56 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 45.34 | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 45.91 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 46.76 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 47.24 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 47.81 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 48.38 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 48.83 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 40.17 | -17.7% |
| 1960 | 33.42 | -16.8% |
| 1961 | 40.16 | +20.2% |
| 1962 | 50.96 | +26.9% |
| 1963 | 51.67 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 52.34 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 53 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 53.66 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 54.4 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 55.19 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 55.99 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 56.82 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 57.73 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 58.58 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 59.5 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 60.24 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 60.95 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 61.23 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 62.46 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 63.1 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 63.7 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 64.24 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 64.78 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 65.25 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 65.73 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 66.15 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 66.53 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 66.89 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 67.26 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 67.61 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 67.93 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.16 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68.61 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 69.06 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 69.49 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.83 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 70.36 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 70.82 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 71.23 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 71.6 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 71.95 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.29 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.67 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 73.03 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.39 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 73.73 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.08 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.4 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.79 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.83 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.32 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.67 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.89 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.2 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.45 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.71 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.97 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.21 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.71 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.94 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.02 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.12 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.95 | -0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 77.95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 77.95 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +26.9% | 40.16 | 50.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.88 | 40.17 | 48.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.08 | 33.42 | 55.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.43 | 56.82 | 63.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.24 | 64.24 | 67.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.11 | 68.16 | 71.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.85 | 72.29 | 75.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8 | 75.67 | 77.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.07 | 77.95 | 78.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in China?
- Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in China was 77.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.42 in 1960.
- How does China rank for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita?
- China ranks 76th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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