Brazil vs Malawi: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Brazil
6.05
in 2023
Malawi
6.06
in 2023
Brazil rank
59th
Malawi rank
58th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Brazil
  • Malawi
246195019862023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6.06 against 6.05 in Brazil, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 58th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 3.48 2.44 1.04 Brazil
1960s 3.48 2.13 1.34 Brazil
1970s 3.63 2.44 1.18 Brazil
1980s 3.98 3.25 0.732 Brazil
1990s 5.55 2.02 3.53 Brazil
2000s 6.42 2.7 3.71 Brazil
2010s 6.52 5.18 1.34 Brazil
2020s 6.14 6.4 0.2633 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Brazil or Malawi?
Malawi, at 6.06 against 6.05 in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Brazil and Malawi?
0.01, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Brazil ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed