Life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China

Macau, China: Life expectancy at birth, female was 86.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.2 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 217 countries
All-time high
87.1 years
in 2020
All-time low
65.3 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Macau, China, 1960–2024

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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

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Macau, China, 1960 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 7 Spain 86.5 years compare
  2. 8 Liechtenstein 86.3 years compare
  3. 9 Andorra 86.24 years compare
  4. 10 Switzerland 86.2 years compare
  5. 12 Gibraltar 86.19 years compare
  6. 13 Italy 86 years compare

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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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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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.