Malaysia vs Singapore: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Malaysia
4.98 years
in 2023
Singapore
4.98 years
in 2023
Malaysia rank
108th
Singapore rank
107th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 4.98 years against 4.98 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Malaysia ranks 108th and Singapore ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7942 years | 7.71 years | 6.92 years | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.64 years | 6.71 years | 5.07 years | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2.95 years | 6.02 years | 3.07 years | Singapore |
| 1980s | 4.32 years | 5.5 years | 1.18 years | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.9 years | 5.48 years | 0.574 years | Singapore |
| 2000s | 5.06 years | 5.53 years | 0.473 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.95 years | 4.41 years | 0.535 years | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5.01 years | 4.91 years | 0.0986 years | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Malaysia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 4.98 years against 4.98 years in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0 years, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Malaysia ranks 108th and Singapore ranks 107th 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 at different ages. 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.