Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan
Taiwan: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 5.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan stood at 5.98.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan peaked at 6.88 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 1963.
Taiwan 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.44 | — |
| 1951 | 4.5 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 4.58 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 4.56 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 5 | +9.5% |
| 1955 | 4.71 | -5.6% |
| 1956 | 4.6 | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 4.59 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 5.26 | +14.6% |
| 1959 | 4.19 | -20.3% |
| 1960 | 4.87 | +16.3% |
| 1961 | 4.66 | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 4.6 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2.91 | -36.8% |
| 1964 | 5.54 | +90.8% |
| 1965 | 5.02 | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 4.73 | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 5.23 | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 5.68 | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 5.59 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 4.94 | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 4.85 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.79 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.05 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 4.95 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 4.71 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 4.85 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 4.9 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.11 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 5.18 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.05 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 4.84 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 5 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 4.89 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.1 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 4.84 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 4.95 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 5.05 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.13 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.39 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 5.27 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 5.37 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.34 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.7 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 5.88 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.84 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.8 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 5.98 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.82 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.07 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 6.07 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 6.36 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.6 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.47 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.67 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 6.49 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.54 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.88 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 6.58 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.61 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.73 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.83 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.69 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.67 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.7 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.62 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.71 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.91 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 5.98 | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +90.8% | 2.91 | 5.54 |
| 1963 | -36.8% | 4.6 | 2.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.64 | 4.19 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.88 | 2.91 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.93 | 4.71 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.02 | 4.84 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 5.27 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.67 | 6.5 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 | 5.91 | 6.71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 66 Japan 6.05 compare
- 67 Grenada 5.99 compare
- 68 South Sudan 5.99 compare
- 70 Turkmenistan 5.97 compare
- 71 South Korea 5.96 compare
- 72 Uzbekistan 5.95 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan was 5.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 in 2011.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Taiwan ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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