Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Life expectancy at birth, female

Bulgaria
79.5 years
in 2024
Malaysia
79.52 years
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
93rd
Malaysia rank
92nd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 79.52 years against 79.5 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Malaysia ranks 92nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 72.44 years 61.64 years 10.8 years Bulgaria
1970s 73.62 years 67.24 years 6.38 years Bulgaria
1980s 74.61 years 71.98 years 2.64 years Bulgaria
1990s 74.89 years 74.52 years 0.3675 years Bulgaria
2000s 76.03 years 76.89 years 0.8646 years Malaysia
2010s 78.2 years 78.21 years 0.0104 years Malaysia
2020s 77.86 years 78.51 years 0.653 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 79.52 years against 79.5 years in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
0.02 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Bulgaria ranks 93rd and Malaysia ranks 92nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.