What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao?

Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao was 83.07 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?

The highest recorded value was 84.61 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?

The lowest recorded value was 58.33 years in 1950.

How does Macao rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?

Macao ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Macao

Name: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Macao
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Macao: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 83.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.07 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

22nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

84.61 years

in 2020

All-time low

58.33 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Macao, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Macao recorded 83.07 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in Macao peaked at 84.61 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.33 years, 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.

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	72.63 years	10
1980s	74.52 years	73 years	76.22 years	10
1990s	77.68 years	76.57 years	79.13 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

Countries ranked near Macao

20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
23 Vatican 82.98 years compare
24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare
25 Iceland 82.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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 12, male, interpolated 4,111 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 488,335 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,652 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 4,104 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,784 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,006 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 3,903 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 4,067 (2025)

All data for Macao →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao?: Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao was 83.07 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?: The highest recorded value was 84.61 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?: The lowest recorded value was 58.33 years in 1950.
How does Macao rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Macao ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.