Malaysia vs Uruguay: Life expectancy at birth, male

Malaysia
74.45 years
in 2024
Uruguay
74.38 years
in 2024
Malaysia rank
83rd
Uruguay rank
85th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 74.45 years against 74.38 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malaysia ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 85th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 59.38 years 65.15 years 5.78 years Uruguay
1970s 63.83 years 66.32 years 2.49 years Uruguay
1980s 67.37 years 68.12 years 0.7545 years Uruguay
1990s 69.42 years 69.59 years 0.1771 years Uruguay
2000s 71.7 years 71.61 years 0.0881 years Malaysia
2010s 73.14 years 73.2 years 0.0654 years Uruguay
2020s 73.4 years 73.4 years 0.0072 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Malaysia or Uruguay?
Malaysia, at 74.45 years against 74.38 years in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Malaysia and Uruguay?
0.07 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Malaysia ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 85th 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.