Malaysia vs Saint Helena: Life expectancy
Malaysia
76.66 years
in 2023
Saint Helena
76.79 years
in 2023
Malaysia rank
100th
Saint Helena rank
97th
Life expectancy over time
- Malaysia
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 76.79 years against 76.66 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Malaysia ranks 100th and Saint Helena ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Saint Helena has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.37 years | 66.98 years | 14.61 years | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 60.43 years | 68.15 years | 7.71 years | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 65.47 years | 69.1 years | 3.63 years | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 69.58 years | 70.64 years | 1.06 years | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 71.84 years | 73.27 years | 1.43 years | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 74.15 years | 76.28 years | 2.13 years | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 75.51 years | 76.15 years | 0.6474 years | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 75.52 years | 76.79 years | 1.28 years | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Malaysia or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 76.79 years against 76.66 years in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Malaysia and Saint Helena?
- 0.13 years, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saint Helena?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Saint Helena rank globally for life expectancy?
- Malaysia ranks 100th and Saint Helena ranks 97th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.