Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth, total

Malta
82.96 years
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
72.31 years
in 2024
Malta rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 82.96 years against 72.31 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.65 years.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 69.27 years 47.01 years 22.26 years Malta
1970s 71.49 years 53.45 years 18.04 years Malta
1980s 73.86 years 59.65 years 14.21 years Malta
1990s 77 years 64.29 years 12.71 years Malta
2000s 79.21 years 67.6 years 11.61 years Malta
2010s 81.78 years 70.12 years 11.66 years Malta
2020s 82.59 years 71.14 years 11.45 years Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Malta, at 82.96 years against 72.31 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
10.65 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Malta ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 218 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
266 places, 17,256 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.