Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth, female

Malta
84.8 years
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
74.34 years
in 2024
Malta rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 84.8 years against 74.34 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.46 years.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 218 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 71.22 years 47.62 years 23.6 years Malta
1970s 73.69 years 54.62 years 19.07 years Malta
1980s 76.01 years 61.86 years 14.15 years Malta
1990s 79.39 years 65.99 years 13.4 years Malta
2000s 81.56 years 69.5 years 12.06 years Malta
2010s 83.94 years 72.27 years 11.67 years Malta
2020s 84.56 years 73.29 years 11.27 years Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Malta, at 84.8 years against 74.34 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
10.46 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Malta ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 218 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
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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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.