Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Macao

Macao: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 4.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.42
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
149th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.65
in 2016
All-time low
2.8
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Macao, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Macao is 4.42, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 22.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Macao peaked at 5.65 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.8, in 1959.

Macao ranks 149th 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 life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality in Macao, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 3.37 —
1951 3.25 -3.7%
1952 3.1 -4.5%
1953 2.97 -4.4%
1954 2.92 -1.7%
1955 3.09 +5.8%
1956 3.53 +14.3%
1957 3.25 -7.8%
1958 2.83 -13.0%
1959 2.8 -0.9%
1960 2.97 +6.0%
1961 3.07 +3.5%
1962 3.32 +7.9%
1963 3.05 -8.1%
1964 2.9 -4.7%
1965 3.32 +14.4%
1966 3.2 -3.6%
1967 3.02 -5.8%
1968 2.87 -4.9%
1969 3.27 +13.9%
1970 2.86 -12.5%
1971 3.29 +15.0%
1972 3.29 +0.1%
1973 3.27 -0.6%
1974 3.25 -0.6%
1975 3.86 +18.8%
1976 3.36 -12.8%
1977 4.22 +25.5%
1978 3.92 -7.0%
1979 4 +2.0%
1980 3.99 -0.3%
1981 4.1 +2.8%
1982 3.63 -11.6%
1983 3.98 +9.7%
1984 4.4 +10.6%
1985 4.36 -0.8%
1986 4.34 -0.4%
1987 4.77 +9.8%
1988 4.64 -2.6%
1989 4.15 -10.6%
1990 3.96 -4.6%
1991 4.46 +12.6%
1992 4.28 -4.0%
1993 4.16 -2.8%
1994 4.96 +19.3%
1995 4.87 -1.9%
1996 5.64 +15.9%
1997 5.41 -4.0%
1998 5.36 -1.0%
1999 5.3 -1.2%
2000 5.32 +0.5%
2001 5.21 -2.2%
2002 5.13 -1.5%
2003 5.01 -2.2%
2004 5.15 +2.8%
2005 4.77 -7.3%
2006 4.89 +2.4%
2007 5.05 +3.3%
2008 5.01 -0.9%
2009 5.2 +4.0%
2010 5.34 +2.7%
2011 4.96 -7.2%
2012 4.99 +0.6%
2013 5.08 +1.9%
2014 5.08 -0.1%
2015 5.31 +4.5%
2016 5.65 +6.4%
2017 5.29 -6.3%
2018 5.43 +2.6%
2019 5.39 -0.7%
2020 4.29 -20.4%
2021 3.31 -22.9%
2022 3.61 +9.0%
2023 4.42 +22.7%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 4.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 89% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 4.42 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 3.11 2.8 3.53 10
1960s 3.1 2.87 3.32 10
1970s 3.53 2.86 4.22 10
1980s 4.24 3.63 4.77 10
1990s 4.84 3.96 5.64 10
2000s 5.07 4.77 5.32 10
2010s 5.25 4.96 5.65 10
2020s 3.91 3.31 4.42 4

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 146 North Macedonia 4.46 compare
  2. 147 Kenya 4.46 compare
  3. 148 Morocco 4.43 compare
  4. 150 Cameroon 4.42 compare
  5. 151 Israel 4.41 compare
  6. 152 Canada 4.4 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Macao?
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Macao was 4.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 5.65 in 2016.
What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 1959.
How does Macao rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Macao ranks 149th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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