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
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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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.