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Age of Menopause by Country

Norway has the highest Menopause Age (52.7), followed by Spain (51.7) and New Zealand (51.5). Taiwan has the lowest (44.6).

Health130 countries · 1 metricUpdated Nov 7, 2023Original page
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Menopause Age

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 130 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
49.0
Middle half 48.0 – 51.0
Average
49.1
130 countries
Highest
52.7
Norway
Lowest
44.6
Taiwan

Data

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130 countries · # = rank by Menopause Age
#
1Norway52.7
2Spain51.7
3New Zealand51.5
4United States51.4
5Brazil51.2
6Colombia51.0
6Argentina51.0
6Canada51.0
6Peru51.0
6Venezuela51.0
6Australia51.0
6Chile51.0
6Ecuador51.0
6Bolivia51.0
6Haiti51.0
6Dominican Republic51.0
6Cuba51.0
6Paraguay51.0
6Finland51.0
6Uruguay51.0
6Puerto Rico51.0
6Jamaica51.0
6Cyprus51.0
6Guyana51.0
6Suriname51.0
6Bahamas51.0
6French Guiana51.0
6Barbados51.0
6Saint Lucia51.0
6Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51.0
6Antigua and Barbuda51.0
6United States Virgin Islands51.0
6Bermuda51.0
6Greenland51.0
6Saint Kitts and Nevis51.0
6Saint Pierre and Miquelon51.0
6Falkland Islands51.0
38Indonesia50.9
39China50.0
39Russia50.0
39Japan50.0
39South Korea50.0
39Jordan50.0
39Israel50.0
39Lebanon50.0
46Malaysia49.5
47Nigeria49.0
47Ethiopia49.0
47Philippines49.0
47Vietnam49.0
47Iran49.0
47Thailand49.0
47South Africa49.0
47Kenya49.0
47Sudan49.0
47Algeria49.0
47Iraq49.0
47Morocco49.0
47Ivory Coast49.0
47Cameroon49.0
47Niger49.0
47North Korea49.0
47Syria49.0
47Mali49.0
47Burkina Faso49.0
47Sri Lanka49.0
47Kazakhstan49.0
47Senegal49.0
47Cambodia49.0
47Benin49.0
47Tunisia49.0
47Tajikistan49.0
47Togo49.0
47Greece49.0
47Laos49.0
47Turkmenistan49.0
47Libya49.0
47Kyrgyzstan49.0
47Singapore49.0
47Palestine49.0
47Mongolia49.0
47Mauritius49.0
47Seychelles49.0
84Pakistan48.0
84Tanzania48.0
84Myanmar48.0
84Uganda48.0
84Yemen48.0
84Angola48.0
84Uzbekistan48.0
84Mozambique48.0
84Ghana48.0
84Saudi Arabia48.0
84Madagascar48.0
84Malawi48.0
84Zambia48.0
84Zimbabwe48.0
84Rwanda48.0
84Burundi48.0
84United Arab Emirates48.0
84Sierra Leone48.0
84Oman48.0
84Kuwait48.0
84Qatar48.0
84Namibia48.0
84Botswana48.0
84Lesotho48.0
84Bahrain48.0
84Eswatini48.0
84Comoros48.0
84Bhutan48.0
84Maldives48.0
84Brunei48.0
114Bangladesh47.0
114Mexico47.0
114Egypt47.0
114Turkey47.0
114Afghanistan47.0
114Nepal47.0
114Somalia47.0
114Guatemala47.0
114Honduras47.0
114Nicaragua47.0
114El Salvador47.0
114Costa Rica47.0
114Panama47.0
114Timor-Leste47.0
114Belize47.0
129India45.6
130Taiwan44.6

What correlates with Menopause Age?

Pearson r against 1,435 other country metrics sharing at least 78 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Menopause Age tend to score higher on these

  1. Prostate Cancer Crude RateProstate Cancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.67 · strong · n = 120
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  2. Mortality, Female - Crude RateCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.62 · strong · n = 118
    Plot
  3. Cancer Rate Total - ASRCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.62 · strong · n = 119
    Plot
  4. Male Cancer Rate ASRCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.62 · strong · n = 119
    Plot
  5. Crude Cancer Rate - FemaleCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.62 · strong · n = 119
    Plot
  6. Crude Cancer Rate - AllCancer Rates by Country
    r = +0.61 · strong · n = 119
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Menopause Age tend to score lower on these

  1. Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.59 · strong · n = 120
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  2. % of Men With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
    r = −0.58 · strong · n = 123
    Plot
  3. TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.56 · strong · n = 120
    Plot
  4. % of Women With Vision LossBlind Population by Country
    r = −0.55 · strong · n = 123
    Plot
  5. Average Household SizeNumber of Households by Country
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 113
    Plot
  6. Teetotalers MaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 120
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Menopause Age?
Norway has the highest Menopause Age, at 52.7, followed by Spain (51.7) and New Zealand (51.5).
Which country has the lowest Menopause Age?
Taiwan has the lowest Menopause Age, at 44.6.
What is the median Menopause Age across countries?
The median is 49.0 across the 130 countries with data.
Where does this age of menopause by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Age at menopause and its significance in endometrial cancer - Cancer Australia; Age at natural menopause in Spain and the United States: Results from the DAMES project - American Journal of Human Biology; Age of menopause and determinants of menopause age - Journal of Menopausal Medicine; Country-specific information on the menopause in Japan - GFMER.

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