Angola vs Malaysia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Angola
5.05 years
in 2023
Malaysia
5.1 years
in 2023
Angola rank
113th
Malaysia rank
110th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Angola
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.1 years against 5.05 years in Angola, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 113th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.33 years | 1.44 years | 1.9 years | Angola |
| 1960s | 5.64 years | 2.27 years | 3.37 years | Angola |
| 1970s | 6.1 years | 3.41 years | 2.69 years | Angola |
| 1980s | 6.47 years | 4.61 years | 1.86 years | Angola |
| 1990s | 5.86 years | 5.1 years | 0.7568 years | Angola |
| 2000s | 4.26 years | 5.19 years | 0.9267 years | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 4.6 years | 5.07 years | 0.4708 years | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5.06 years | 5.13 years | 0.0621 years | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Angola or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 5.1 years against 5.05 years in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Angola and Malaysia?
- 0.05 years, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Malaysia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Angola ranks 113th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.