Ireland vs Macau, China: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Ireland
3.08 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Macau, China
3.19 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
216th
Macau, China rank
214th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Ireland
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.
Ireland ranks 216th and Macau, China ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1960s | 28.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 18.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 10.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6761 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.553 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2671 deaths per 1,000 people | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Ireland or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Ireland and Macau, China?
- 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Macau, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Macau, China rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Ireland ranks 216th and Macau, China ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.