Health in Taiwan 107 indicators covering health for Taiwan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 80.56 years 2023 up 1.2% 52nd Annual death rates at different ages 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 20.4% 209th Remaining life expectancy at different ages 80.56 years 2023 up 1.2% 52nd Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females 9.82 years 2023 down 3.2% 54th Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males 77.63 years 2023 up 1.5% 59th Life expectancy, source comparison 80.56 years 2023 up 1.2% 52nd Male life expectancy at birth 77.63 years 2023 up 1.5% 59th Life expectancy 80.56 years 2023 up 1.2% 52nd Annual death rates at different ages in females 2.67 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 19.9% 211th Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex 2.67 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 19.9% 211th Annual death rates at different ages in males 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 20.7% 210th Mortality rates at age 65 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 16.3% 189th Sex gap in life expectancy versus GDP per capita 5.98 years 2023 down 9.2% 69th Mortality rates at age 25 0.0481 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 down 25.8% 196th Sex gap in life expectancy versus child mortality 5.98 years 2023 down 9.2% 69th Sex ratio in life expectancy 1.08 2023 down 0.8% 90th Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality 0.0807 2023 down 7.0% 190th Deaths by age group 585 deaths 2023 down 45.5% 121st Life expectancy at birth, by sex 83.61 years 2023 up 0.6% 46th Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese 6.7% 2014 down 5.6% 61st Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.509 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 down 31.8% 111th Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita 0.199 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 up 420.3% 42nd Terrorism deaths 0 deaths 2021 — 59th Share of deaths from terrorism 0.0% 2021 — 58th Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 deaths 2021 — 59th Deaths from terrorism, by target 0 deaths 2021 — 2nd Deaths from terrorist attacks, by method of attack 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Suicide and other terrorist attacks 0 attacks 2021 — 80th Terrorism deaths rate 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 59th Deaths from terrorist attacks by method 0 deaths 2021 — 21st Child mortality rate 0.5% 2019 down 16.7% 165th Neonatal mortality rate 0.2% 2019 down 4.2% 170th Number of neonatal deaths 405 deaths 2019 down 7.1% 119th Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 6.71 2025 up 5.3% 25th Life expectancy 81.43 years 2020 up 2.7% 22nd Terrorism deaths by region 0 deaths 2021 — 58th Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet 5.7% 2024 unchanged 113th Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy 80.56 years 2023 up 1.2% 52nd Deaths from earthquakes 20 deaths 2024 up 300.0% 10th Share of deaths that are registered 99.2% 2019 — 43rd Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet 1.30 million people 2024 down 7.1% 86th Period versus cohort life expectancy 80.12 years 2023 up 0.6% 27th Annual death rate by age group 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 up 13.3% 9th Crude death rate 8.8 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 up 32.3% 28th Birth rate and death rate 8.8 deaths per 1,000 people 2023 up 32.3% 28th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 10,900 Percent 2015 up 29.8% 43rd Deaths from tsunamis 20 deaths 2024 — 6th ← Previous Page 2 of 2