Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Macau, China
Macau, China: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 80.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.83 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.44 years
in 2020
All-time low
56.53 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Macau, China, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, by sex in Macau, China is 80.83 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Macau, China peaked at 82.44 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.53 years, in 1950.
Macau, China ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.53 years | — |
| 1951 | 57.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 57.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 58.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 58.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 59.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 59.08 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 60.73 years | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 61.63 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 62.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 62.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 62.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 63.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 64 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 64.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 64.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 65.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 65.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 66.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 66.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 67.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 67.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 68.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 68.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 68.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 68.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 69.85 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 69.33 years | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 69.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 70.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 70.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 71.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 71.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 71.97 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 71.92 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 72.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 72.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 72.67 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 73.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 74.02 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 74.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 74.28 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 75.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 74.85 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 75.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 74.55 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 75.66 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 75.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 76.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 76.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 78.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 78.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 79.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.44 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 82.13 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.33 years | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 80.83 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.08 years | 56.53 years | 62.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.57 years | 62.33 years | 66.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.88 years | 67.31 years | 70.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.28 years | 70.82 years | 74.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.16 years | 74.28 years | 76.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.87 years | 76.69 years | 78.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.02 years | 78.95 years | 80.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.43 years | 80.33 years | 82.44 years | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female 370,199 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 4,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 3,903 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Macau, China?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Macau, China was 80.83 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 82.44 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.53 years in 1950.
- How does Macau, China rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Macau, China ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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