Cambodia vs China: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 70.7 years in Cambodia and 78 years in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in China, by 7.3 years, or 1.1 times that in Cambodia.

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What the numbers say

China has been higher since 1962, when it overtook Cambodia.
In 2023, Cambodia ranked 158 and China ranked 73 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cambodia at 81.1 years and China at 89.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Cambodia	China	World
2023	70.7	78	73.2
2022	70.5	78.2	72.6
2021	69.3	78.1	70.9
2020	70.1	78	71.9
2019	70.1	77.9	72.6
2018	70	77.7	72.4
2017	69.8	77.2	72.1
2016	69.6	77.2	71.9
2015	69.4	77	71.6
2014	69.1	76.7	71.4
2013	68.8	76.5	71.1
2012	68.4	76.2	70.8
2011	67.9	75.9	70.4
2010	67.3	75.7	70.1
2009	66.8	75.3	69.7
2008	66.2	74.8	69.3
2007	65.6	74.8	69
2006	64.9	74.4	68.6
2005	64.1	74.1	68.1
2004	63.3	73.7	67.7
2003	62.4	73.4	67.4
2002	61.4	73	67.1
2001	60.5	72.7	66.8
2000	59.5	72.3	66.4
1999	58.6	72	66
1998	57.9	71.6	65.7
1997	57.3	71.2	65.5
1996	56.8	70.8	65.2
1995	56.6	70.4	64.9
1994	56.2	69.8	64.3
1993	56	69.5	64.4
1992	55.8	69.1	64.3
1991	55.6	68.6	64.1
1990	55.2	68.2	64
1989	54.8	67.9	63.8
1988	54.4	67.6	63.4
1987	53.7	67.3	63.2
1986	51.6	66.9	62.7
1985	50.8	66.5	62.2
1984	50.1	66.2	61.9
1983	49.4	65.7	61.5
1982	48.8	65.3	61.3
1981	48	64.8	60.9
1980	47.5	64.2	60.5
1979	41.1	63.7	60.2
1978	11.6	63.1	59.5
1977	11.3	62.5	59.2
1976	11.6	61.2	58.6
1975	12.8	61	58.3
1974	39.3	60.2	58.1
1973	39.1	59.5	57.7
1972	38.9	58.6	57.2
1971	38.7	57.7	56
1970	38.6	56.8	56.3
1969	45.9	56	56
1968	45.6	55.2	55.6
1967	45.2	54.4	55.1
1966	45	53.7	54.6
1965	44.5	53	54
1964	44	52.3	54.3
1963	43.6	51.7	53.7
1962	43.1	51	53.2
1961	42.6	40.2	50.4
1960	42.1	33.4	47.8
1959	41.7	40.2	49.6
1958	41.2	48.8	51.6
1957	40.9	48.4	51.1
1956	40.5	47.8	50.7
1955	40.3	47.2	50.2
1954	39.9	46.8	49.7
1953	39.6	45.9	48.8
1952	39.3	45.3	48.2
1951	39	44.6	47.1
1950	38.9	43.8	46.4
1949	–	41	–
1945	35	–	–
1942	–	37	–
1936	–	35	–
1934	–	34	–
1930	–	32	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Cambodia	China	World
2024	70.869.5–72.1	7876.6–79.4	73.3
2025	7169.2–72.9	78.476.6–80.1	73.5
2026	71.169–73.3	7977–80.9	73.8
2027	71.368.7–73.9	79.276.9–81.3	73.9
2028	71.568.5–74.4	79.476.9–81.7	74.1
2029	71.668.4–74.8	79.676.8–82	74.2
2030	71.868.3–75.2	79.876.8–82.5	74.4
2031	71.968.2–75.6	8076.7–82.6	74.5
2032	7268–75.9	80.277–83	74.7
2033	72.268–76.2	80.476.8–83.5	74.8
2034	72.367.7–76.6	80.677.1–83.8	75
2035	72.567.9–77	80.877.1–84	75.1
2036	72.667.6–77.4	8177.1–84.3	75.3
2037	72.867.5–77.5	81.277.1–84.7	75.4
2038	72.967.6–77.9	81.477.2–84.9	75.5
2039	7367.5–78.1	81.577.2–85.2	75.7
2040	73.267.3–78.4	81.777.4–85.4	75.8
2041	73.367.4–78.5	81.977.2–85.6	75.9
2042	73.467.6–79.1	82.177.4–85.8	76.1
2043	73.667.3–79.2	82.277.4–86.2	76.2
2044	73.767.2–79.3	82.477.5–86.3	76.3
2045	73.967.2–79.6	82.677.7–86.5	76.5
2046	7467.2–79.8	82.777.7–86.8	76.6
2047	74.167.3–80.4	82.977.9–86.9	76.7
2048	74.367.4–80.5	83.177.7–87.1	76.8
2049	74.467.2–80.7	83.277.9–87.3	76.9
2050	74.567.3–81.1	83.477.9–87.5	77
2051	74.767.1–81.4	83.577.9–87.7	77.1
2052	74.867.1–81.5	83.778.2–88	77.2
2053	74.967.1–81.7	83.878.2–88.4	77.3
2054	7567.1–82	8478.4–88.4	77.4
2055	75.266.9–82.3	84.178.4–88.7	77.6
2056	75.366.9–82.5	84.378.8–89.1	77.7
2057	75.567–82.6	84.578.8–89.4	77.8
2058	75.667.3–82.9	84.679.1–89.6	77.9
2059	75.767.2–83	84.779–89.6	78
2060	75.967–83.4	84.979.2–89.9	78.1
2061	7667.1–83.6	8579.4–90	78.2
2062	76.167.1–83.8	85.279.4–90.2	78.3
2063	76.367.1–84	85.379.4–90.4	78.4
2064	76.467.1–84.2	85.579.7–90.5	78.5
2065	76.567.1–84.3	85.680–90.9	78.6
2066	76.766.9–84.4	85.779.9–91.1	78.7
2067	76.866.9–84.4	85.980.1–91.2	78.8
2068	76.967.2–84.9	8680.1–91.5	78.9
2069	77.167–84.9	86.180.2–91.6	79
2070	77.267.1–85	86.380.4–91.7	79.1
2071	77.467.1–85.3	86.480.4–91.9	79.2
2072	77.566.9–85.4	86.580.5–92.2	79.3
2073	77.667.2–85.5	86.680.8–92.4	79.4
2074	77.867.2–85.5	86.881.1–92.7	79.4
2075	77.967.3–85.8	86.981.1–92.9	79.5
2076	7867.5–85.8	8781.1–93.1	79.6
2077	78.267.5–86.1	87.181.2–93.2	79.7
2078	78.367.6–86.1	87.381.5–93.5	79.8
2079	78.467.6–86.2	87.481.4–93.6	79.9
2080	78.567.5–86.4	87.581.5–93.8	80
2081	78.767.5–86.5	87.681.7–93.8	80.1
2082	78.867.3–86.7	87.781.9–94.1	80.2
2083	78.967.5–86.8	87.881.9–94.1	80.3
2084	79.167.4–86.9	8882.2–94.2	80.3
2085	79.267.5–87	88.182.3–94.5	80.4
2086	79.367.3–87.2	88.282.4–94.7	80.5
2087	79.567.4–87.4	88.382.6–94.9	80.6
2088	79.667.8–87.6	88.482.7–95.1	80.7
2089	79.767.6–87.9	88.582.9–95.2	80.8
2090	79.967.9–87.9	88.783–95.3	80.9
2091	8067.8–87.9	88.883–95.4	81
2092	80.167.8–88	88.983–95.7	81
2093	80.267.7–88.2	8982.9–95.9	81.1
2094	80.467.5–88.3	89.183–95.9	81.2
2095	80.567.2–88.5	89.283.1–96.2	81.3
2096	80.667.5–88.6	89.483.2–96.3	81.4
2097	80.867.5–88.7	89.583.3–96.5	81.5
2098	80.967.7–88.7	89.683.2–96.6	81.6
2099	8167.8–88.8	89.783.4–96.9	81.7
2100	81.167.8–89	89.883.5–97.2	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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