Sex gap in life expectancy in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Sex gap in life expectancy was 5.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.98 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.88 years
in 2011
All-time low
2.91 years
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Taiwan, 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
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Taiwan, China stood at 5.98 years.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Taiwan, China peaked at 6.88 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.91 years, in 1963.
Taiwan, China ranks 69th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.44 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 4.58 years | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 4.56 years | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 5 years | +9.5% |
| 1955 | 4.71 years | -5.6% |
| 1956 | 4.6 years | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 4.59 years | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 5.26 years | +14.6% |
| 1959 | 4.19 years | -20.3% |
| 1960 | 4.87 years | +16.3% |
| 1961 | 4.66 years | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 4.6 years | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.91 years | -36.8% |
| 1964 | 5.54 years | +90.8% |
| 1965 | 5.02 years | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 4.73 years | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 5.23 years | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 5.68 years | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 5.59 years | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 4.94 years | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 4.85 years | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.79 years | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.05 years | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 4.95 years | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.71 years | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 4.85 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 4.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.11 years | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 5.18 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.05 years | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 4.84 years | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 5 years | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 4.89 years | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.1 years | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 4.84 years | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 4.95 years | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5.05 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.39 years | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 5.27 years | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 5.37 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.34 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.7 years | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 5.88 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.84 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.8 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6 years | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 5.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.82 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.07 years | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 6.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6 years | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9 years | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 6.36 years | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.6 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.47 years | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.67 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 6.49 years | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.88 years | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5 years | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 6.58 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.83 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.69 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.67 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.62 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.91 years | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 5.98 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.64 years | 4.19 years | 5.26 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.88 years | 2.91 years | 5.68 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.93 years | 4.71 years | 5.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.02 years | 4.84 years | 5.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7 years | 5.27 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 years | 5.9 years | 6.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.67 years | 6.5 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 years | 5.91 years | 6.71 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan, China
- 66 Japan 6.05 years compare
- 67 Grenada 5.99 years compare
- 68 South Sudan 5.99 years compare
- 70 Turkmenistan 5.97 years compare
- 71 Republic of Korea 5.96 years compare
- 72 Uzbekistan 5.95 years compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 65 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman (2010)
- Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2025)
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths per 100,000 people (2025)
- Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Taiwan, China?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Taiwan, China was 5.98 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 Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 years in 1963.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Taiwan, China ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan, 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.