Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Kenya or Macau, China?

Kenya, at 4.46 years against 4.42 years in Macau, China as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Macau, China?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Kenya vs Macau, China: Sex gap in life expectancy

Kenya

4.46 years

in 2023

Macau, China

4.42 years

in 2023

Kenya rank

147th

Macau, China rank

149th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Kenya
Macau, China

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.46 years against 4.42 years in Macau, China, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.

Kenya ranks 147th and Macau, China ranks 149th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Macau, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.99 years	3.11 years	0.1172 years	Macau, China
1960s	2.7 years	3.1 years	0.402 years	Macau, China
1970s	3.35 years	3.53 years	0.1831 years	Macau, China
1980s	3.71 years	4.24 years	0.5226 years	Macau, China
1990s	2.41 years	4.84 years	2.43 years	Macau, China
2000s	2.19 years	5.07 years	2.89 years	Macau, China
2010s	3.93 years	5.25 years	1.32 years	Macau, China
2020s	4.69 years	3.91 years	0.7839 years	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Kenya or Macau, China?: Kenya, at 4.46 years against 4.42 years in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Kenya and Macau, China?: 0.04 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Macau, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Macau, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Kenya ranks 147th 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: 28 August 2026

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