Australia vs Malta: Life expectancy at birth, male

Australia
81.1 years
in 2024
Malta
81.2 years
in 2024
Australia rank
20th
Malta rank
17th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Australia
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 81.2 years against 81.1 years in Australia, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Malta ranks 17th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 67.73 years 67.41 years 0.3229 years Australia
1970s 69.07 years 69.39 years 0.3253 years Malta
1980s 72.26 years 71.81 years 0.4497 years Australia
1990s 75.08 years 74.73 years 0.3508 years Australia
2000s 78.16 years 76.98 years 1.18 years Australia
2010s 80.24 years 79.72 years 0.52 years Australia
2020s 81.18 years 80.72 years 0.46 years Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Australia or Malta?
Malta, at 81.2 years against 81.1 years in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Australia and Malta?
0.1 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Malta rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Australia ranks 20th and Malta ranks 17th 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, male (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, male (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.