Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Dominican Republic
6.44
in 2023
Malawi
6.49
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
52nd
Malawi rank
49th

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Malawi
2468195019862023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6.49 against 6.44 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 49th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 2.73 3.39 0.6625 Malawi
1960s 3.66 3.11 0.5534 Dominican Republic
1970s 3.76 3.26 0.4946 Dominican Republic
1980s 4.61 3.73 0.8788 Dominican Republic
1990s 6.2 2.74 3.46 Dominican Republic
2000s 6.19 3.41 2.78 Dominican Republic
2010s 7.03 5.71 1.32 Dominican Republic
2020s 7.16 6.81 0.3489 Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Dominican Republic or Malawi?
Malawi, at 6.49 against 6.44 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Dominican Republic and Malawi?
0.05, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
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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