Malaysia vs Tunisia: Life expectancy at birth, total

Malaysia
76.82 years
in 2024
Tunisia
76.71 years
in 2024
Malaysia rank
86th
Tunisia rank
88th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 76.82 years against 76.71 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 86th and Tunisia ranks 88th of 217 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 60.43 years 47.87 years 12.56 years Malaysia
1970s 65.47 years 58.61 years 6.85 years Malaysia
1980s 69.58 years 66.46 years 3.12 years Malaysia
1990s 71.84 years 70.66 years 1.18 years Malaysia
2000s 74.15 years 73.55 years 0.6013 years Malaysia
2010s 75.51 years 74.9 years 0.6066 years Malaysia
2020s 75.78 years 75.43 years 0.346 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Malaysia or Tunisia?
Malaysia, at 76.82 years against 76.71 years in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Malaysia and Tunisia?
0.11 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Malaysia ranks 86th and Tunisia ranks 88th 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.