Kenya vs Macau, China: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Kenya
4.24 years
in 2023
Macau, China
4.22 years
in 2023
Kenya rank
146th
Macau, China rank
148th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Kenya
- Macau, China
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.24 years against 4.22 years in Macau, China, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macau, China ahead.
Kenya ranks 146th and Macau, China ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Macau, China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.75 years | 2.68 years | 0.0704 years | Kenya |
| 1960s | 2.16 years | 2.73 years | 0.5634 years | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 2.86 years | 3.2 years | 0.3368 years | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 3.25 years | 3.95 years | 0.6994 years | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 4.62 years | 2.96 years | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 1.54 years | 4.9 years | 3.36 years | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 3.64 years | 5.03 years | 1.39 years | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 4.38 years | 3.72 years | 0.6592 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Kenya or Macau, China?
- Kenya, at 4.24 years against 4.22 years in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Kenya and Macau, China?
- 0.02 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 at different ages?
- Kenya ranks 146th 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.