Japan vs Malawi: Difference in male and female life expectancy
Japan
6.05
in 2023
Malawi
6.06
in 2023
Japan rank
60th
Malawi rank
58th
Difference in male and female life expectancy over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.06 against 6.05 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Malawi ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.67 | 2.44 | 1.23 | Japan |
| 1960s | 4.7 | 2.13 | 2.57 | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.99 | 2.44 | 2.55 | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.49 | 3.25 | 2.24 | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.26 | 2.02 | 4.24 | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.8 | 2.7 | 4.09 | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.29 | 5.18 | 1.11 | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.07 | 6.4 | 0.3299 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Japan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 6.06 against 6.05 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Japan and Malawi?
- 0.01, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Japan ranks 60th 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.