Life expectancy, source comparison in Macao
Macao: Life expectancy, source comparison was 83.08 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Macao recorded 83.08 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Macao peaked at 84.61 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.33 years, in 1950.
Macao ranks 22nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.74 years | 58.33 years | 63.68 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.2 years | 63.94 years | 68.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.85 years | 68.76 years | 72.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.52 years | 73 years | 76.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.68 years | 76.57 years | 79.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.48 years | 79.43 years | 81.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.68 years | 81.66 years | 83.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4 years | 82.1 years | 84.61 years | 4 |
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More health data for Macao
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,478 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 488,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 4,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 3,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,784 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Macao?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Macao was 83.08 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.61 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.33 years in 1950.
- How does Macao rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Macao ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.