China at the 1st level of administrative division is divided to 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions (plus 1 claimed province).
According to estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in China was 77.95 years (75.20 for male, 80.93 for female). This is 0.25 years less than it was in 2022.
Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023 is exactly the same: 77.95 years total (75.20 for male, 80.93 for female).
According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in China was 77.31 years (74.58 years for male and 80.36 years for female).<br> And healthy life expectancy was 68.45 years (66.99 years for male and 70.08 years for female).
Life expectancy in China is several years lower than in neighboring South Korea, Japan and Singapore, but several years higher than in Vietnam, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Russia and India.
This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) in order of their life expectancy in 2019âÂÂ2022, including all provinces and autonomous regions, but not including special administrative regions.
Life expectancy in Chinese regions in 2019 according to an article in the journal CCDC Weekly published by CCDC:
Life expectancy in the special administrative regions of China according to the World Bank Group: