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
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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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 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.