Gambia vs Malawi: Life expectancy at birth, male
Gambia
64.35 years
in 2024
Malawi
64.27 years
in 2024
Gambia rank
178th
Malawi rank
180th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 64.35 years against 64.27 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 178th and Malawi ranks 180th of 218 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.05 years | 34.13 years | 1.92 years | Gambia |
| 1970s | 41.01 years | 38.23 years | 2.78 years | Gambia |
| 1980s | 46.62 years | 42.49 years | 4.12 years | Gambia |
| 1990s | 52.23 years | 42.59 years | 9.64 years | Gambia |
| 2000s | 57.26 years | 49.83 years | 7.43 years | Gambia |
| 2010s | 61.46 years | 58.93 years | 2.53 years | Gambia |
| 2020s | 63.34 years | 62.81 years | 0.5296 years | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Gambia or Malawi?
- Gambia, at 64.35 years against 64.27 years in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.08 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Gambia ranks 178th and Malawi ranks 180th 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.