Macau, China vs New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth, male

Macau, China
80.6 years
in 2024
New Zealand
80.4 years
in 2024
Macau, China rank
27th
New Zealand rank
29th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Macau, China
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 80.6 years against 80.4 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Macau, China ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 29th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 64.57 years 68.39 years 3.82 years New Zealand
1970s 68.88 years 69 years 0.1179 years New Zealand
1980s 72.28 years 70.97 years 1.31 years Macau, China
1990s 75.25 years 74.1 years 1.15 years Macau, China
2000s 78.7 years 77.5 years 1.2 years Macau, China
2010s 80.03 years 79.79 years 0.236 years Macau, China
2020s 80.7 years 80.36 years 0.34 years Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Macau, China or New Zealand?
Macau, China, at 80.6 years against 80.4 years in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Macau, China and New Zealand?
0.2 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Macau, China ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 29th 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, male (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, male (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
Last refreshed

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.