Womens life expectancy at birth in Taiwan
Taiwan: Womens life expectancy at birth was 83.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.61
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.5
in 2020
All-time low
58.84
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Taiwan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 83.61 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Taiwan peaked at 84.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.84, in 1950.
That places Taiwan 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.84 | — |
| 1951 | 59.48 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 60.25 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 60.9 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 61.53 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 62.24 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 62.71 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 63.35 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 63.83 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 63.8 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 65.13 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 65.46 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 66.24 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 66 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 67.89 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 68.47 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 68.66 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 69.55 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 69.97 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 70.81 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 71.71 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 71.98 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 72.23 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 72.55 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 72.98 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 73.42 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 73.79 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 73.92 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 74.52 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 74.56 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 74.73 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 74.69 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 75.17 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 75.1 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 75.81 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 75.97 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 76.06 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 76.4 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 76.24 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.66 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 76.86 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 77.25 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.25 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.71 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 77.95 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.84 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.11 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.62 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.75 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.8 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.47 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 79.78 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.13 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.23 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.63 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.71 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.46 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 81.52 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.89 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.17 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.52 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.56 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.63 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.08 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.96 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.42 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.29 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.56 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.91 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.07 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.5 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.23 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.17 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 83.61 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.69 | 58.84 | 63.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.82 | 65.13 | 70.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.17 | 71.71 | 74.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.68 | 74.69 | 76.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.91 | 76.86 | 78.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8 | 79.47 | 82.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2 | 82.52 | 84.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.88 | 83.17 | 84.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 43 Germany 83.76 compare
- 44 Netherlands 83.74 compare
- 45 Cyprus 83.67 compare
- 47 Costa Rica 83.42 compare
- 48 Qatar 83.37 compare
- 49 United Kingdom 83.21 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Taiwan?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Taiwan was 83.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.84 in 1950.
- How does Taiwan rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Taiwan ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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