Life expectancy at different ages in Macao
Macao: Life expectancy at different ages was 83.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.07
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.61
in 2020
All-time low
58.33
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at different ages in Macao stood at 83.07.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Macao peaked at 84.61 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.33, in 1950.
That places Macao 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.33 | — |
| 1951 | 58.82 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 59.29 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 59.75 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 60.25 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 60.73 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 60.95 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 62.47 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 63.15 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 63.68 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 63.94 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 64.48 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 65.09 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 65.65 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 66.03 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 66.31 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 66.79 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 67.4 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 68.02 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 68.27 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.76 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 69.17 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 69.7 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 70.09 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 71 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 71.19 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 71.87 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 71.8 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 72.24 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 72.63 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 73 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 73.37 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.91 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 74.07 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.23 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.7 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.98 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.17 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.54 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 76.22 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 76.57 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 76.64 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 77.07 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.47 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 77.43 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 77.85 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.43 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.44 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 78.75 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.13 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 79.43 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.81 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.1 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.21 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.41 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.52 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.71 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.93 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.16 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.49 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.66 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.99 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.26 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.48 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.7 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.94 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.02 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.08 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.4 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.29 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.61 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 83.82 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.1 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.07 | +1.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 83.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 83.07 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.74 | 58.33 | 63.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.2 | 63.94 | 68.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.85 | 68.76 | 72.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.52 | 73 | 76.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.68 | 76.57 | 79.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.48 | 79.43 | 81.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.68 | 81.66 | 83.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4 | 82.1 | 84.61 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0181 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at different ages in Macao?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Macao was 83.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.61 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.33 in 1950.
- How does Macao rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Macao ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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