List of cities in China by life expectancy
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 | Comparable country | Province |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
