Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Taiwan
Taiwan: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 5.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Taiwan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Taiwan is 5.98, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child 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 life expectancy between females and males vs … child 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 life expectancy between females and males vs … child 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 life expectancy between females and males vs child in Taiwan?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Taiwan was 5.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 in 2011.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Taiwan ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child 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 life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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