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
2468195019862023

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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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