Number of deaths in Macau, China
Macau, China: Number of deaths was 3,418 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,418
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
173rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
4,062
in 2022
All-time low
1,242
in 1973
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Macau, China, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 3,418 for number of deaths in 2023.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Macau, China peaked at 4,062 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,242, in 1973.
That places Macau, China 173rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,170 | — |
| 1951 | 2,253 | +3.8% |
| 1952 | 2,238 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 2,184 | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 2,119 | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 2,048 | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 2,013 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 1,823 | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 1,734 | -4.9% |
| 1959 | 1,670 | -3.7% |
| 1960 | 1,638 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 1,579 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 1,549 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 1,519 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1,518 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1,709 | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 1,600 | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 1,529 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 1,471 | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 1,473 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,445 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 1,438 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1,362 | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 1,242 | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 2,513 | +102.3% |
| 1975 | 2,335 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 2,154 | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 2,097 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,976 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 1,870 | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 1,769 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1,671 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 1,630 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1,669 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1,702 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1,689 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1,702 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,723 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1,715 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,656 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1,648 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,687 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,667 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,665 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,733 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1,725 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,872 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 1,760 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1,778 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,783 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,818 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1,833 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,866 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,927 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1,974 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,048 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2,108 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2,162 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2,216 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,247 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,322 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2,373 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,418 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,447 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,477 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,513 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,599 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,691 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2,729 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,897 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2,601 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 3,063 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 4,062 | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 3,418 | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,025 | 1,670 | 2,253 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,558 | 1,471 | 1,709 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,843 | 1,242 | 2,513 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,693 | 1,630 | 1,769 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,732 | 1,648 | 1,872 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,020 | 1,818 | 2,247 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,547 | 2,322 | 2,897 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,286 | 2,601 | 4,062 | 4 |
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More health data for Macau, China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,233 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Age dependency ratio, young 19.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 3,114 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 40.5% (2025)
- Population, female 370,199 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 3,898 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Macau, China?
- Number of deaths in Macau, China was 3,418 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 4,062 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,242 in 1973.
- How does Macau, China rank for number of deaths?
- Macau, China ranks 173rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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