China vs Taiwan: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
China
5.19
in 2023
Taiwan
5.22
in 2023
China rank
59th
Taiwan rank
57th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time
- China
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 5.22 against 5.19 in China, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
China ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.55 | 4.49 | 0.944 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 3.62 | 4.19 | 0.566 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 3.45 | 3.64 | 0.1957 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 3.74 | 3.47 | 0.2761 | China |
| 1990s | 4.01 | 4.13 | 0.121 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 4.27 | 5.02 | 0.7442 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 4.76 | 5.68 | 0.9264 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 5.1 | 5.56 | 0.4609 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45, China or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 5.22 against 5.19 in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between China and Taiwan?
- 0.03, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Taiwan rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- China ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 57th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.