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China vs India: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , China's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 78.02, compared to India's 72.24. That makes China's value 8.0% higher than India's.

China

Rank #70 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
78.02
Year-over-year
+0.1%
10-year change
+1.7%
Peak
78.20 (2022)
Trough
74.09 (2005)

India

Rank #137 of 217 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
72.24
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+4.8%
Peak
72.24 (2024)
Trough
64.94 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), CC BY 4.0.