Israel vs Macau, China: Sex gap in life expectancy

Israel
4.41 years
in 2023
Macau, China
4.42 years
in 2023
Israel rank
151st
Macau, China rank
149th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Israel
  • Macau, China
0246195019862023

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 4.42 years against 4.41 years in Israel, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.

Israel ranks 151st and Macau, China ranks 149th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Macau, China in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Macau, China Difference Ahead
1950s 2.92 years 3.11 years 0.1866 years Macau, China
1960s 3.05 years 3.1 years 0.0526 years Macau, China
1970s 3.87 years 3.53 years 0.3395 years Israel
1980s 3.91 years 4.24 years 0.3277 years Macau, China
1990s 3.93 years 4.84 years 0.9103 years Macau, China
2000s 4.02 years 5.07 years 1.05 years Macau, China
2010s 3.72 years 5.25 years 1.54 years Macau, China
2020s 4.15 years 3.91 years 0.2461 years Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Israel or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 4.42 years against 4.41 years in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Israel and Macau, China?
0.01 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Macau, China?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Israel and Macau, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Israel ranks 151st and Macau, China ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.