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   China: women live longer than 11 of 12 UN projections expected — by 3.1 years (median)

   The 1998 projection expected 77.9 years for 2020–2025, the 2019 one 79.7 years for 2020–2023; the UN now estimates 81 years. Before 2020 the projections missed the same way, by 3.5 years (median).

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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