Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi
Malawi: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.52 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.52 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.13 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.41 years
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi is 4.52 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi peaked at 5.13 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.41 years, in 1971.
Malawi ranks 82nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.7 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.66 years | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 1.7 years | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 1.66 years | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 1.71 years | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 1.65 years | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 1.63 years | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 1.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.58 years | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 1.5 years | -5.0% |
| 1960 | 1.62 years | +7.8% |
| 1961 | 1.58 years | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 1.6 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.58 years | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.65 years | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 1.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.65 years | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.69 years | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.57 years | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 1.51 years | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.51 years | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.41 years | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 1.52 years | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 1.64 years | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.68 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.89 years | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 2.11 years | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 2.33 years | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 2.46 years | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 2.61 years | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 2.6 years | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.65 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.6 years | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.51 years | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.37 years | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 2.15 years | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 2.05 years | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.96 years | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.85 years | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.69 years | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 1.57 years | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.53 years | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.44 years | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.56 years | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7 years | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 1.85 years | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 1.96 years | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 2.06 years | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2 years | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.16 years | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 2.38 years | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 2.43 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.56 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.49 years | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.44 years | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.69 years | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 2.96 years | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.16 years | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.36 years | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6 years | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3.75 years | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.04 years | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.29 years | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.67 years | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.8 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.13 years | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 4.56 years | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 4.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.52 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.64 years | 1.5 years | 1.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.61 years | 1.51 years | 1.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.92 years | 1.41 years | 2.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 years | 2.05 years | 2.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 years | 1.44 years | 1.96 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 years | 2 years | 2.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 years | 2.96 years | 4.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.69 years | 4.52 years | 5.13 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 79 Paraguay 4.59 years compare
- 80 American Samoa 4.57 years compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 4.57 years compare
- 83 Philippines 4.51 years compare
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.51 years compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 4.51 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi was 4.52 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 years in 1971.
- How does Malawi rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Malawi ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.