Argentina vs Malaysia: Life expectancy
Argentina
75.89 years
in 2020
Malaysia
75.94 years
in 2020
Argentina rank
53rd
Malaysia rank
52nd
Life expectancy over time
- Argentina
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 75.94 years against 75.89 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 14 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 31.83 years | 25 years | 6.83 years | Argentina |
| 1880s | 32.9 years | 25 years | 7.9 years | Argentina |
| 1890s | 36.45 years | 25 years | 11.45 years | Argentina |
| 1900s | 39 years | 25 years | 14 years | Argentina |
| 1910s | 45.73 years | 25 years | 20.73 years | Argentina |
| 1920s | 50.36 years | 26.4 years | 23.96 years | Argentina |
| 1930s | 53.64 years | 32.26 years | 21.38 years | Argentina |
| 1950s | 63.45 years | 50.33 years | 13.12 years | Argentina |
| 1960s | 65.47 years | 56.11 years | 9.35 years | Argentina |
| 1970s | 67.49 years | 62.95 years | 4.54 years | Argentina |
| 1980s | 70.09 years | 67.78 years | 2.31 years | Argentina |
| 1990s | 72.46 years | 71.85 years | 0.6131 years | Argentina |
| 2000s | 74.53 years | 73.44 years | 1.1 years | Argentina |
| 2010s | 76.24 years | 74.77 years | 1.47 years | Argentina |
| 2020s | 75.89 years | 75.94 years | 0.0457 years | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Argentina or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 75.94 years against 75.89 years in Argentina as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Argentina and Malaysia?
- 0.05 years, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Argentina ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.