Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Macao
Macao: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 83.08 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.08 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
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Macao is 83.08 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Macao peaked at 84.61 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.33 years, in 1950.
Macao ranks 22nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.33 years | — |
| 1951 | 58.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 59.29 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 59.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 60.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 60.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 60.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 62.47 years | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 63.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 63.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 63.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 64.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 65.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 65.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 66.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 66.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 66.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 67.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 68.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 68.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 68.76 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 69.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 69.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 70.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 71 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 71.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 71.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 71.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 72.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 72.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 73 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 73.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 74.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 76.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 76.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 76.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 77.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 77.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 77.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 77.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.43 years | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.44 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 78.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 79.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 79.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 80.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.08 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.29 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 83.82 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.1 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.08 years | +1.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 83.08 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 83.08 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 | 72.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.52 years | 73 years | 76.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.68 years | 76.57 years | 79.12 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
More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Macao?
- Life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Macao was 83.08 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.61 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.33 years in 1950.
- How does Macao rank for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Macao ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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