Sex ratio in life expectancy in Macao
Macao: Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 1.05 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Macao peaked at 1.08 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2021.
That places Macao 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Macao, 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 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More health data for Macao
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 40.5% (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3941 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 3,912 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Macao?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Macao 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 recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1996.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2021.
- How does Macao rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Macao ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.