Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Macao
Macao: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 4.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.02
Change on year
up 17.5%
World rank
117th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.1
in 2016
All-time low
2.03
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Macao stood at 4.02.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Macao peaked at 5.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 1959.
That places Macao 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.53 | — |
| 1951 | 2.42 | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 2.3 | -5.3% |
| 1953 | 2.21 | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 2.14 | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 2.28 | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 2.63 | +15.6% |
| 1957 | 2.41 | -8.3% |
| 1958 | 2.06 | -14.6% |
| 1959 | 2.03 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 2.17 | +6.8% |
| 1961 | 2.26 | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 2.46 | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 2.23 | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 2.1 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 2.46 | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 2.36 | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 2.2 | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 2.08 | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 2.43 | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 2.08 | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 2.46 | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 2.46 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.46 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.44 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.98 | +21.9% |
| 1976 | 2.55 | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 3.3 | +29.4% |
| 1978 | 3.05 | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 3.14 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.13 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.24 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.83 | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 3.15 | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 3.53 | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 3.52 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 3.51 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.89 | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 3.79 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.36 | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 3.2 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 3.65 | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 3.5 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 3.41 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 4.13 | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 4.07 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.77 | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 4.6 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 4.58 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.54 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.59 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.5 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.45 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.35 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.49 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.15 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 4.27 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.43 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.39 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.59 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.72 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 4.37 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.4 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.51 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.52 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.76 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 4.94 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.92 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.79 | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 2.88 | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 3.42 | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 4.02 | +17.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 4.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 4.02 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3 | 2.03 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.27 | 2.08 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.69 | 2.08 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 | 2.83 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 | 3.2 | 4.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.42 | 4.15 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 4.37 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 | 2.88 | 4.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Macao?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Macao was 4.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 1959.
- How does Macao rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Macao ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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