Malawi vs Timor-Leste: Life expectancy at birth, total

Malawi
67.56 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste
67.9 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
171st
Timor-Leste rank
168th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Malawi
  • Timor-Leste
203040506070196019922024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 67.9 years against 67.56 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.34 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 171st and Timor-Leste ranks 168th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 35.69 years 34.48 years 1.21 years Malawi
1970s 39.87 years 31.13 years 8.74 years Malawi
1980s 44.35 years 34.68 years 9.68 years Malawi
1990s 43.96 years 46.99 years 3.04 years Timor-Leste
2000s 51.55 years 60.89 years 9.34 years Timor-Leste
2010s 61.78 years 65.13 years 3.35 years Timor-Leste
2020s 66.19 years 67.22 years 1.03 years Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Malawi or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 67.9 years against 67.56 years in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Malawi and Timor-Leste?
0.34 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Timor-Leste?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Timor-Leste rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Malawi ranks 171st and Timor-Leste ranks 168th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.