Difference in male and female life expectancy in Taiwan
Taiwan: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 5.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Taiwan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 5.96 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Taiwan peaked at 6.83 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.22, in 1963.
That places Taiwan 61st 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.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5 | — |
| 1951 | 5.01 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 5.05 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 5 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.44 | +8.8% |
| 1955 | 5.08 | -6.7% |
| 1956 | 4.95 | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 4.92 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 5.6 | +13.8% |
| 1959 | 4.39 | -21.6% |
| 1960 | 5.04 | +14.7% |
| 1961 | 4.86 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 4.63 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 3.22 | -30.4% |
| 1964 | 5.2 | +61.3% |
| 1965 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 4.69 | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 5.18 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 5.63 | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 5.49 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 4.84 | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 4.72 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 4.63 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 4.86 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 4.71 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.5 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 4.66 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 4.67 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.91 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 4.98 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 4.84 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.61 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 4.8 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 4.71 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 4.94 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 4.67 | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 4.78 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.88 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 4.99 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 5.26 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 5.15 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 5.25 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.23 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.57 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 5.76 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 5.73 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.72 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.94 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 5.9 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.76 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 6 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 6 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.96 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.84 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.33 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 6.55 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.64 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.42 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.63 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.43 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.49 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.83 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.47 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.55 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.56 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.67 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.79 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.65 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.62 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.68 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.58 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.69 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.88 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 5.96 | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy 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 | +61.3% | 3.22 | 5.2 |
| 1963 | -30.4% | 4.63 | 3.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.05 | 4.39 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.9 | 3.22 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.85 | 4.61 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6 | 5.15 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.28 | 5.84 | 6.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.63 | 6.47 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 | 5.88 | 6.69 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Taiwan?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Taiwan was 5.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 in 2011.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Taiwan ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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