Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Macau, China
Macau, China: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1996
All-time low
1.04
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Macau, China, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 1.05 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Macau, China peaked at 1.08 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2021.
Macau, China ranks 180th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.06 | — |
| 1951 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.06 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 4 |
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More health data for Macau, China
- 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)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 4,067 (2025)
- Population, female 370,199 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 3,903 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,006 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Macau, China?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Macau, China was 1.05 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1996.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2021.
- How does Macau, China rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Macau, China ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.