Macau, China vs Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, female

Macau, China
86.2 years
in 2024
Upper middle income
78.94 years
in 2024
Macau, China rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
12th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Macau, China
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 86.2 years against 78.94 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.26 years.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.

Macau, China ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 218 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 67.67 years 55.21 years 12.46 years Macau, China
1970s 72.41 years 62.8 years 9.61 years Macau, China
1980s 76.52 years 68.18 years 8.33 years Macau, China
1990s 79.56 years 71.78 years 7.78 years Macau, China
2000s 83.98 years 74.84 years 9.14 years Macau, China
2010s 86.24 years 77.62 years 8.62 years Macau, China
2020s 86.42 years 78.37 years 8.05 years Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Macau, China or Upper middle income?
Macau, China, at 86.2 years against 78.94 years in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Macau, China and Upper middle income?
7.26 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Upper middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and Upper middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Macau, China ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.