Malta vs Reunion: Life expectancy, source comparison
Malta
83.3 years
in 2023
Reunion
83.55 years
in 2023
Malta rank
19th
Reunion rank
16th
Life expectancy, source comparison over time
- Malta
- Reunion
How they compare
Reunion currently reports 83.55 years against 83.3 years in Malta, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 19th and Reunion ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.75 years | 52.61 years | 13.14 years | Malta |
| 1960s | 69.36 years | 60.57 years | 8.79 years | Malta |
| 1970s | 71.59 years | 65.84 years | 5.75 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 73.96 years | 72.06 years | 1.9 years | Malta |
| 1990s | 76.93 years | 75.54 years | 1.38 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 79.2 years | 78.16 years | 1.04 years | Malta |
| 2010s | 82.15 years | 81.68 years | 0.4711 years | Malta |
| 2020s | 82.55 years | 82.28 years | 0.2695 years | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, source comparison, Malta or Reunion?
- Reunion, at 83.55 years against 83.3 years in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy, source comparison between Malta and Reunion?
- 0.25 years, with Reunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Reunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Reunion rank globally for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Malta ranks 19th and Reunion ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.