China vs Saudi Arabia: Life expectancy by sex
China
80.93 years
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
81.16 years
in 2023
China rank
75th
Saudi Arabia rank
74th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 81.16 years against 80.93 years in China, a difference of 0.23 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 75th and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.79 years | 44.79 years | 2.99 years | China |
| 1960s | 52.11 years | 50.5 years | 1.61 years | China |
| 1970s | 62.5 years | 59.12 years | 3.38 years | China |
| 1980s | 68.63 years | 67.43 years | 1.2 years | China |
| 1990s | 72.67 years | 72.5 years | 0.1705 years | China |
| 2000s | 76.51 years | 76.12 years | 0.383 years | China |
| 2010s | 79.61 years | 79.39 years | 0.2217 years | China |
| 2020s | 80.99 years | 80.31 years | 0.6799 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 81.16 years against 80.93 years in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.23 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- China ranks 75th and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th 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.