Life expectancy is a key social development indicator that provides an important summary of mortality conditions within countries. China has made considerable strides in raising the average life expectancy across the country from 69.3 years in 1990 to 76.3 years in 2016. Despite this increase of 7 years, life expectancy in China still falls 4.5 years short of the average of 80.8 years found in OECD countries. Learn more.
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