Cities with Highest Life Expectancy:
– Shanghai: 83.63 years (2018)
– Suzhou: 83.54 years (2018)
– Nanjing: 83.32 years (2018)
– Nantong: 82.61 years (2018)
– Hangzhou: 82.55 years (2018)
Cities in the Yangtze River Delta:
– Wuxi: 82.35 years (2018)
– Changzhou: 82.22 years (2015)
– Zhenjiang: 81.05 years (2017)
– Taizhou (Jiangsu): 80.97 years (2017)
– Taizhou (Zhejiang): 79.91 years (2018)
Cities in the Pearl River Delta:
– Zhuhai: 82.50 years (2016)
– Guangzhou: 81.34 years (2016)
– Shenzhen: 81.25 years (2018)
– Foshan: 81.20 years (2017)
– Dongguan: 81.14 years (2018)
Cities in Beijing-Tianjin Region:
– Beijing: 82.20 years (2018)
– Tianjin: 81.68 years (2017)
– Qingdao: 80.86 years (2018)
– Jinan: 79.53 years (2017)
– Baoding: 45 years (2015)
Cities with Lower Life Expectancy:
– Changchun: 75.63 years (2016)
– Guiyang: 74.86 years (2010)
– Xining: 74.62 years (2015)
– Lanzhou: 73.5 years (2015)
– Urumqi: 75.8 years (2015)
This is a list of the cities of the People's Republic of China, including all direct-controlled municipalities, sub-provincial cities, prefecture-level cities, but excluding special administrative regions, in order of their life expectancy. Some data count the city's hukou holders only.
Most cities with high life expectancy are located in the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin region.
Rank | City | Life expectancy | Year | Province |
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1 | Shanghai | 83.63 | 2018 | Shanghai |
2 | Suzhou | 83.54 | 2018 | Jiangsu #1 |
3 | Nanjing | 83.32 | 2018 | Jiangsu #2 |
4 | Nantong | 82.61 | 2018 | Jiangsu #3 |
5 | Hangzhou | 82.55 | 2018 | Zhejiang #1 |
6 | Zhuhai | 82.50 | 2016 | Guangdong #1 |
7 | Jiaxing | 82.43 | 2018 | Zhejiang #2 |
8 | Wuxi | 82.35 | 2018 | Jiangsu #4 |
9 | Changzhou | 82.22 | 2015 | Jiangsu #5 |
10 | Beijing | 82.2 | 2018 | Beijing |
11 | Huzhou | 81.89 | 2018 | Zhejiang #3 |
12 | Tianjin | 81.68 | 2017 | Tianjin |
13 | Ningbo | 81.62 | 2018 | Zhejiang #4 |
14 | Shaoxing | 81.43 | 2018 | Zhejiang #5 |
15 | Guangzhou | 81.34 | 2016 | Guangdong #2 |
16 | Shenzhen | 81.25 | 2018 | Guangdong #3 |
17 | Foshan | 81.2 | 2017 | Guangdong #4 |
18 | Dongguan | 81.14 | 2018 | Guangdong #5 |
19 | Wuhan | 81.09 | 2017 | Hubei #1 |
20 | Zhenjiang | 81.05 | 2017 | Jiangsu #6 |
21 | Taizhou (Jiangsu) | 80.97 | 2017 | Jiangsu #7 |
22 | Qingdao | 80.86 | 2018 | Shandong #1 |
23 | Weihai | 80.8 | 2016 | Shandong #2 |
24 | Xiamen | 80.75 | 2018 | Fujian #1 |
25 | Dalian | 80.55 | 2018 | Liaoning #1 |
26 | Chengdu | 80.54 | 2018 | Sichuan #1 |
27 | Wenzhou | 80.5 | 2016 | Zhejiang #6 |
28 | Lishui | 80.36 | 2018 | Zhejiang #7 |
29 | Shenyang | 80.01 | 2015 | Liaoning #2 |
30 | Zhoushan | 79.98 | 2018 | Zhejiang #8 |
31 | Taizhou (Zhejiang) | 79.91 | 2018 | Zhejiang #9 |
32 | Anshan | 79.6 | 2015 | Liaoning #3 |
33 | Jinan | 79.53 | 2017 | Shandong #3 |
34 | Fuzhou | 79.5 | 2016 | Fujian #2 |
35 | Changsha | 79.08 | 2017 | Hunan #1 |
36 | Yantai | 79.00 | 2016 | Shandong #4 |
37 | Kunming | 78.96 | 2017 | Yunnan #1 |
38 | Xi'an | 78.53 | 2015 | Shaanxi #1 |
39 | Taiyuan | 78.5 | 2015 | Shanxi #1 |
40 | Zhengzhou | 78.4 | 2015 | Henan #1 |
41 | Harbin | 78.21 | 2016 | Heilongjiang #1 |
42 | Nanchang | 78.00 | 2015 | Jiangxi #1 |
43 | Baotou | 77.89 | 2015 | Inner Mongolia #1 |
44 | Chongqing | 77.88 | 2015 | Chongqing |
45= | Baoding | 77 | 2015 | Hebei #1 |
45= | Guilin | 77 | 2018 | Guangxi #1 |
47 | Hefei | 76.56 | 2015 | Anhui #1 |
48 | Urumqi | 75.8 (Urban) | 2015 | Xinjiang #1 |
49 | Changchun | 75.63 | 2016 | Jilin #1 |
50 | Yinchuan | 75 | 2013 | Ningxia #1 |
51 | Guiyang | 74.86 | 2010 | Guizhou #1 |
52 | Xining | 74.62 | 2015 | Qinghai #1 |
53 | Lanzhou | 73.5 | 2015 | Gansu #1 |