List of cities in China by life expectancy
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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.[1][2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzhou | 85.21[3] | 2024 | Jiangsu #1 |
| 2 | Hangzhou | 84.18[4] | 2025 | Zhejiang #1 |
| 3 | Shanghai | 83.63[1] | 2018 | Shanghai |
| 4 | Nanjing | 83.32[5] | 2018 | Jiangsu #2 |
| 5 | Nantong | 82.61[6] | 2018 | Jiangsu #3 |
| 6 | Zhuhai | 82.50[7] | 2016 | Guangdong #1 |
| 7 | Jiaxing | 82.43[8] | 2018 | Zhejiang #2 |
| 8 | Wuxi | 82.35[9] | 2018 | Jiangsu #4 |
| 9 | Changzhou | 82.22[10] | 2015 | Jiangsu #5 |
| 10 | Beijing | 82.2[11] | 2018 | Beijing |
| 11 | Huzhou | 81.89[12] | 2018 | Zhejiang #3 |
| 12 | Tianjin | 81.68[13] | 2017 | Tianjin |
| 13 | Ningbo | 81.62[14] | 2018 | Zhejiang #4 |
| 14 | Shaoxing | 81.43[15] | 2018 | Zhejiang #5 |
| 15 | Guangzhou | 81.34[7] | 2016 | Guangdong #2 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 81.25[16] | 2018 | Guangdong #3 |
| 17 | Foshan | 81.2[17] | 2017 | Guangdong #4 |
| 18 | Dongguan | 81.14[7] | 2018 | Guangdong #5 |
| 19 | Wuhan | 81.09[18] | 2017 | Hubei #1 |
| 20 | Zhenjiang | 81.05[19] | 2017 | Jiangsu #6 |
| 21 | Taizhou (Jiangsu) | 80.97[20] | 2017 | Jiangsu #7 |
| 22 | Qingdao | 80.86[21] | 2018 | Shandong #1 |
| 23 | Weihai | 80.8[22] | 2016 | Shandong #2 |
| 24 | Xiamen | 80.75[23] | 2018 | Fujian #1 |
| 25 | Dalian | 80.55[24] | 2018 | Liaoning #1 |
| 26 | Chengdu | 80.54[25] | 2018 | Sichuan #1 |
| 27 | Wenzhou | 80.5[26] | 2016 | Zhejiang #6 |
| 28 | Lishui | 80.36[27] | 2018 | Zhejiang #7 |
| 29 | Shenyang | 80.01[28] | 2015 | Liaoning #2 |
| 30 | Zhoushan | 79.98[29] | 2018 | Zhejiang #8 |
| 31 | Taizhou (Zhejiang) | 79.91[30] | 2018 | Zhejiang #9 |
| 32 | Anshan | 79.6[31] | 2015 | Liaoning #3 |
| 33 | Jinan | 79.53[32] | 2017 | Shandong #3 |
| 34 | Fuzhou | 79.5[33] | 2016 | Fujian #2 |
| 35 | Changsha | 79.08[34] | 2017 | Hunan #1 |
| 36 | Yantai | 79.00[35] | 2016 | Shandong #4 |
| 37 | Kunming | 78.96[36] | 2017 | Yunnan #1 |
| 38 | Xi'an | 78.53[37] | 2015 | Shaanxi #1 |
| 39 | Taiyuan | 78.5[38] | 2015 | Shanxi #1 |
| 40 | Zhengzhou | 78.4[39] | 2015 | Henan #1 |
| 41 | Harbin | 78.21[40] | 2016 | Heilongjiang #1 |
| 42 | Nanchang | 78.00[41] | 2015 | Jiangxi #1 |
| 43 | Baotou | 77.89[42] | 2015 | Inner Mongolia #1 |
| 44 | Chongqing | 77.88[43] | 2015 | Chongqing |
| 45= | Baoding | 77[44] | 2015 | Hebei #1 |
| 45= | Guilin | 77[45] | 2018 | Guangxi #1 |
| 47 | Hefei | 76.56[46] | 2015 | Anhui #1 |
| 48 | Urumqi | 75.8 (Urban)[47] | 2015 | Xinjiang #1 |
| 49 | Changchun | 75.63[48] | 2016 | Jilin #1 |
| 50 | Yinchuan | 75[49] | 2013 | Ningxia #1 |
| 51 | Guiyang | 74.86[50] | 2010 | Guizhou #1 |
| 52 | Xining | 74.62[51] | 2015 | Qinghai #1 |
| 53 | Lanzhou | 73.5[52] | 2015 | Gansu #1 |