Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Macau, China or Vatican?

Macau, China, at 80.83 years against 80.78 years in Vatican as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Macau, China and Vatican?

0.05 years, with Macau, China ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau, China vs Vatican: Life expectancy at birth, by sex

Macau, China

80.83 years

in 2023

Vatican

80.78 years

in 2023

Macau, China rank

23rd

Vatican rank

24th

Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time

Macau, China
Vatican

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 80.83 years against 80.78 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.

Macau, China ranks 23rd and Vatican ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 4 and Vatican in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	59.08 years	65.1 years	6.02 years	Vatican
1960s	64.57 years	67.43 years	2.87 years	Vatican
1970s	68.88 years	69.6 years	0.7221 years	Vatican
1980s	72.28 years	72.13 years	0.1444 years	Macau, China
1990s	75.16 years	74.55 years	0.6094 years	Macau, China
2000s	77.87 years	77.79 years	0.0791 years	Macau, China
2010s	80.02 years	80.24 years	0.2247 years	Vatican
2020s	81.43 years	80.86 years	0.577 years	Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Macau, China or Vatican?: Macau, China, at 80.83 years against 80.78 years in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Macau, China and Vatican?: 0.05 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?: Macau, China ranks 23rd and Vatican ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.