Canada vs Macau, China: Sex gap in life expectancy
Canada
4.4 years
in 2023
Macau, China
4.42 years
in 2023
Canada rank
152nd
Macau, China rank
149th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Canada
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 4.42 years against 4.4 years in Canada, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 152nd and Macau, China ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Macau, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.2 years | 3.11 years | 2.09 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 6.38 years | 3.1 years | 3.28 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.19 years | 3.53 years | 3.66 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.78 years | 4.24 years | 2.54 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.93 years | 4.84 years | 1.09 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.78 years | 5.07 years | 0.29 years | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 4.18 years | 5.25 years | 1.07 years | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 4.82 years | 3.91 years | 0.9117 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Canada or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 4.42 years against 4.4 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Canada and Macau, China?
- 0.02 years, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Macau, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Macau, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Canada ranks 152nd and Macau, China ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.