Malta vs Middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total
Malta
82.96 years
in 2024
Middle income
72.87 years
in 2024
Malta rank
25th
Middle income rank
22nd
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Malta
- Middle income
How they compare
Malta currently reports 82.96 years against 72.87 years in Middle income, a difference of 10.09 years.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 25th and Middle income ranks 22nd of 217 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.27 years | 50.32 years | 18.95 years | Malta |
| 1970s | 71.49 years | 56.48 years | 15.01 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 73.86 years | 61.45 years | 12.41 years | Malta |
| 1990s | 77 years | 64.75 years | 12.25 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 79.21 years | 67.95 years | 11.27 years | Malta |
| 2010s | 81.78 years | 71.01 years | 10.77 years | Malta |
| 2020s | 82.59 years | 72 years | 10.59 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 income?
- Malta, at 82.96 years against 72.87 years in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Malta and Middle income?
- 10.09 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Malta ranks 25th and Middle income ranks 22nd 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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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.