Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Malta or Singapore?

Malta, at 81.27 years against 81.24 years in Singapore as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Singapore: Male life expectancy at birth

Malta

81.27 years

in 2023

Singapore

81.24 years

in 2023

Malta rank

16th

Singapore rank

17th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Malta
Singapore

How they compare

Malta currently reports 81.27 years against 81.24 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Malta ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	64.08 years	56.4 years	7.68 years	Malta
1960s	67.41 years	63.63 years	3.78 years	Malta
1970s	69.39 years	67.08 years	2.32 years	Malta
1980s	71.81 years	70.27 years	1.54 years	Malta
1990s	74.53 years	73.17 years	1.36 years	Malta
2000s	76.65 years	77.03 years	0.3809 years	Singapore
2010s	79.76 years	80.41 years	0.6541 years	Singapore
2020s	80.5 years	80.98 years	0.4805 years	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Malta or Singapore?: Malta, at 81.27 years against 81.24 years in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Malta and Singapore?: 0.03 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Malta ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.