China sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 78.1 years of life, 67th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for China, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.1 yrs | 67 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 5.6 /1,000 | 147 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.8 /1,000 | 88 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 21.2 yrs | 39 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 55.0 /1,000 | 122 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.7 yrs | 69 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 81.9 men/100 women | 123 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.1 /1,000 | 150 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 16.0 /100k | 128 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 15.9 % | 116 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 9.0 /100k | 63 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 17.4 /100k | 73 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 2.5 % | 133 of 143 | 2011 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 4.6 L | 90 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 14.7 % | 65 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $763 | 72 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $13,303 | 92 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, China's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 11th lowest adult obesity in the world (2.5 %) and the 36th lowest age-standardized death rate in the world (5.6 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for China; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.