Macao vs Malta: Life expectancy at birth
Macao
83.08 years
in 2023
Malta
83.3 years
in 2023
Macao rank
22nd
Malta rank
19th
Life expectancy at birth over time
- Macao
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 83.3 years against 83.08 years in Macao, a difference of 0.22 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Macao ranks 22nd and Malta ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.74 years | 65.75 years | 5.01 years | Malta |
| 1960s | 66.2 years | 69.36 years | 3.16 years | Malta |
| 1970s | 70.85 years | 71.59 years | 0.7441 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 74.52 years | 73.96 years | 0.5589 years | Macao |
| 1990s | 77.68 years | 76.93 years | 0.7485 years | Macao |
| 2000s | 80.48 years | 79.2 years | 1.28 years | Macao |
| 2010s | 82.68 years | 82.15 years | 0.5323 years | Macao |
| 2020s | 83.4 years | 82.55 years | 0.8512 years | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Macao or Malta?
- Malta, at 83.3 years against 83.08 years in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Macao and Malta?
- 0.22 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Malta rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Macao ranks 22nd and Malta ranks 19th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.