Italy vs Macau, China: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Italy
4.15 years
in 2023
Macau, China
4.22 years
in 2023
Italy rank
151st
Macau, China rank
148th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Italy
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 4.22 years against 4.15 years in Italy, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 151st and Macau, China ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Macau, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.65 years | 2.68 years | 0.9682 years | Italy |
| 1960s | 5.1 years | 2.73 years | 2.38 years | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.97 years | 3.2 years | 2.77 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 6.41 years | 3.95 years | 2.47 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 6.36 years | 4.62 years | 1.74 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.51 years | 4.9 years | 0.6132 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.53 years | 5.03 years | 0.5033 years | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 4.52 years | 3.72 years | 0.8001 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Italy or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 4.22 years against 4.15 years in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Italy and Macau, China?
- 0.07 years, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Macau, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Macau, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Italy ranks 151st and Macau, China ranks 148th 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 at different ages. 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.