Macao vs Singapore: Life expectancy at birth, total
Macao
83.33 years
in 2024
Singapore
83.35 years
in 2024
Macao rank
16th
Singapore rank
15th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Macao
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 83.35 years against 83.33 years in Macao, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Macao ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 15th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.08 years | 67.04 years | 0.9649 years | Singapore |
| 1970s | 70.6 years | 70.12 years | 0.4812 years | Macao |
| 1980s | 74.35 years | 73.61 years | 0.7332 years | Macao |
| 1990s | 77.35 years | 76.38 years | 0.9739 years | Macao |
| 2000s | 81.28 years | 79.59 years | 1.69 years | Macao |
| 2010s | 83.06 years | 82.56 years | 0.4993 years | Macao |
| 2020s | 83.49 years | 83.2 years | 0.2951 years | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Macao or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 83.35 years against 83.33 years in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Macao and Singapore?
- 0.02 years, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Macao ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 15th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.