Life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Life expectancy at birth, female was 86.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China is 86.2 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China peaked at 87.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.3 years, in 1960.
That places Macau, China 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.3 years | — |
| 1961 | 65.89 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 66.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 67.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 67.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 67.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 68.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 68.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 69.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 69.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 70.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 70.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 71.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 71.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 72.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 72.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 73.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 73.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 73.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 74.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 74.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 75.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 75.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 75.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 76.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 76.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 77.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 77.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 77.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 78.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 79.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 79.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 79.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 78.5 years | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 79.9 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 79.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 81.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 83 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 83.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 84.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.8 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.7 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 86 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.2 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.67 years | 65.3 years | 69.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.41 years | 70.16 years | 74.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.52 years | 74.81 years | 78.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.56 years | 78.43 years | 81.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.98 years | 83 years | 85.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.24 years | 85.5 years | 86.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.42 years | 86 years | 87.1 years | 5 |
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More health data for Macau, China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,233 (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 370,199 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 3,898 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China was 86.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3 years in 1960.
- How does Macau, China rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Macau, China ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.