Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Macao
Macao: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 15.17 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Macao, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Macao is 15.17 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.5% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Macao peaked at 24.76 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.97 years, in 1960.
That places Macao 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Macao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.97 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 15.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 15.42 years | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 15.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 15.41 years | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 15.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 15.86 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 16.15 years | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 16 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 16.31 years | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 16.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 16.51 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 16.7 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 16.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 16.57 years | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 17.15 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 16.66 years | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 17 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 17.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 17.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 17.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 17.98 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 17.86 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 17.73 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 17.98 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 18.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.99 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 18.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 18.82 years | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 19.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 18.85 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 19.16 years | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 19.44 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 19.03 years | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 19.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 18.66 years | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 19.44 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 19.63 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 20.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 20.38 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 20.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 20.98 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 21.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 22.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 22.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 22.82 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 22.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 22.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.76 years | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 24.25 years | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.29 years | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 23.52 years | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 15.17 years | -35.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 15.17 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 82% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 15.17 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.06 years, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -35.5% | 23.52 years | 15.17 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.51 years | 14.97 years | 16.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.72 years | 16.27 years | 17.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.96 years | 17.36 years | 18.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.25 years | 18.66 years | 19.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.86 years | 20.07 years | 21.55 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.49 years | 21.63 years | 22.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22 years | 15.17 years | 24.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More gender data for Macao
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 83.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 643.24 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 643.24 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7825 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,317 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Macao?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Macao was 15.17 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 24.76 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.97 years in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Macao ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.