Eritrea vs Malawi: Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men

Eritrea
70.66
in 2023
Malawi
70.56
in 2023
Eritrea rank
187th
Malawi rank
188th

Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
020406080195019862023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 70.66 against 70.56 in Malawi, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 187th and Malawi ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 35.92 35.27 0.6517 Eritrea
1960s 41.13 37.23 3.89 Eritrea
1970s 44.07 41.49 2.58 Eritrea
1980s 45.56 46.23 0.6632 Malawi
1990s 55.17 45.33 9.84 Eritrea
2000s 62.03 53.24 8.79 Eritrea
2010s 67.58 64.64 2.94 Eritrea
2020s 69.68 69.25 0.4313 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men, Eritrea or Malawi?
Eritrea, at 70.66 against 70.56 in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men between Eritrea and Malawi?
0.1, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men?
Eritrea ranks 187th and Malawi ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs life expectancy of men
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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