Malaysia vs Uruguay: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Malaysia
74.45 years
in 2024
Uruguay
74.38 years
in 2024
Malaysia rank
84th
Uruguay rank
86th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
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 84th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 218 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 84th and Uruguay ranks 86th 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.