China vs New Caledonia: Life expectancy by sex
China
80.93 years
in 2023
New Caledonia
81.29 years
in 2023
China rank
75th
New Caledonia rank
72nd
Life expectancy by sex over time
- China
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 81.29 years against 80.93 years in China, a difference of 0.36 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.
China ranks 75th and New Caledonia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.79 years | 53.01 years | 5.22 years | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 52.11 years | 60.22 years | 8.11 years | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 62.5 years | 66.85 years | 4.34 years | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 68.63 years | 71.44 years | 2.81 years | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 72.67 years | 74.9 years | 2.23 years | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 76.51 years | 77.89 years | 1.38 years | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 79.61 years | 80.01 years | 0.3943 years | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 80.99 years | 80.37 years | 0.6188 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, China or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 81.29 years against 80.93 years in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between China and New Caledonia?
- 0.36 years, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and New Caledonia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- China ranks 75th and New Caledonia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.