Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Malaysia or Thailand?

Malaysia, at 76.66 years against 76.41 years in Thailand as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Malaysia and Thailand?

0.25 years, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Thailand: Life expectancy at birth

Malaysia

76.66 years

in 2023

Thailand

76.41 years

in 2023

Malaysia rank

100th

Thailand rank

102nd

Life expectancy at birth over time

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 76.66 years against 76.41 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	52.37 years	47.79 years	4.58 years	Malaysia
1960s	60.43 years	52.95 years	7.48 years	Malaysia
1970s	65.47 years	59.26 years	6.2 years	Malaysia
1980s	69.58 years	65.71 years	3.87 years	Malaysia
1990s	71.84 years	69.84 years	2.01 years	Malaysia
2000s	74.15 years	72.76 years	1.39 years	Malaysia
2010s	75.51 years	76.29 years	0.7791 years	Thailand
2020s	75.52 years	76.66 years	1.14 years	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Malaysia or Thailand?: Malaysia, at 76.66 years against 76.41 years in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Malaysia and Thailand?: 0.25 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Malaysia ranks 100th and Thailand ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.