Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Macao
Macao: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 83.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.33 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 218 countries
All-time high
84.13 years
in 2020
All-time low
63.78 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Macao, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Macao is 83.33 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Macao peaked at 84.13 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.78 years, in 1960.
That places Macao 16th out of 218 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Macao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.78 years | — |
| 1961 | 64.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 64.92 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 65.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 65.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 66.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 66.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 67.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 67.94 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 68.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 69.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 69.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 70.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 70.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 70.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.49 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 71.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 71.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 72.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 73.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 73.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 73.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 76.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 76.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 76.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 77.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 76.76 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 79 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 80.18 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 80.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.73 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.73 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.03 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.73 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.08 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.33 years | +0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 83.33 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 83.33 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.08 years | 63.78 years | 68.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.6 years | 68.7 years | 72.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.35 years | 72.76 years | 76.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.35 years | 76.4 years | 79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.28 years | 80.18 years | 82.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.06 years | 82.27 years | 83.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.49 years | 83.08 years | 84.13 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More health data for Macao
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0704 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Macao?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Macao was 83.33 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.13 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.78 years in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Macao ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.