Sex gap in life expectancy in Macau, China
Macau, China: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.42 years
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
149th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.65 years
in 2016
All-time low
2.8 years
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Macau, China, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Macau, China is 4.42 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 22.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Macau, China peaked at 5.65 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.8 years, in 1959.
That places Macau, China 149th 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.37 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.25 years | -3.7% |
| 1952 | 3.1 years | -4.5% |
| 1953 | 2.97 years | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 2.92 years | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 3.09 years | +5.8% |
| 1956 | 3.53 years | +14.3% |
| 1957 | 3.25 years | -7.8% |
| 1958 | 2.83 years | -13.0% |
| 1959 | 2.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 2.97 years | +6.0% |
| 1961 | 3.07 years | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 3.32 years | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 3.05 years | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 2.9 years | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 3.32 years | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 3.2 years | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 3.02 years | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 2.87 years | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 3.27 years | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 2.86 years | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 3.29 years | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 3.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.27 years | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.25 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.86 years | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 3.36 years | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 4.22 years | +25.5% |
| 1978 | 3.92 years | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 4 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 4.1 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.63 years | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 3.98 years | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 4.4 years | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 4.36 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 4.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.77 years | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 4.64 years | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 4.15 years | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 3.96 years | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 4.46 years | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 4.28 years | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.16 years | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.96 years | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 4.87 years | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.64 years | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 5.41 years | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 5.36 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3 years | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.21 years | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.13 years | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.01 years | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.15 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.77 years | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.89 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.05 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.01 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.2 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.34 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.96 years | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 4.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.08 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.31 years | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 5.65 years | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 5.29 years | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.43 years | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.39 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.29 years | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 3.31 years | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 3.61 years | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 4.42 years | +22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.11 years | 2.8 years | 3.53 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1 years | 2.87 years | 3.32 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.53 years | 2.86 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 years | 3.63 years | 4.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 years | 3.96 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 years | 4.77 years | 5.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 years | 4.96 years | 5.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 years | 3.31 years | 4.42 years | 4 |
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More health data for Macau, China
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 4,067 (2025)
- Population, female 370,199 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 3,903 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,006 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Macau, China?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Macau, China was 4.42 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 years in 1959.
- How does Macau, China rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Macau, China ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.