Life Expectancy at Birth in Macao
Macao: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.33
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 216 countries
All-time high
84.13
in 2020
All-time low
63.78
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Macao, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Macao is 83.33, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Macao peaked at 84.13 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.78, in 1960.
Macao ranks 16th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.78 | — |
| 1961 | 64.31 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 64.92 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 65.49 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 65.89 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 66.22 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 66.7 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 67.32 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 67.94 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 68.19 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.7 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 69.11 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 69.68 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 70.19 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 70.55 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 70.71 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.49 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 71.39 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 71.91 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 72.33 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.76 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 73.19 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 73.76 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 73.91 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.07 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.54 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.81 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.37 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 76.05 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 76.4 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 76.46 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.89 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.3 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 77.27 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 76.76 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.54 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.65 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 78.25 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 79 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 80.18 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 80.59 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.95 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.04 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.99 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.34 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.73 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.03 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.18 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.27 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.47 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.47 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.72 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.02 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.22 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.28 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.53 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.68 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.93 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.13 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.73 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.08 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.18 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.33 | +0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 83.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 83.33 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.08 | 63.78 | 68.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.6 | 68.7 | 72.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.35 | 72.76 | 76.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.35 | 76.4 | 79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.28 | 80.18 | 82.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.06 | 82.27 | 83.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.49 | 83.08 | 84.13 | 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 birth in Macao?
- Life expectancy at birth in Macao was 83.33 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.13 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.78 in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Macao ranks 16th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.