Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi
Malawi: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 4.52 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.52
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.13
in 2020
All-time low
1.41
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi is 4.52, 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi peaked at 5.13 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.41, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.7 | — |
| 1951 | 1.66 | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 1.7 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 1.66 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 1.71 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 1.65 | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 1.63 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 1.64 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.58 | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 1.5 | -5.0% |
| 1960 | 1.62 | +7.8% |
| 1961 | 1.58 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 1.6 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.58 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.65 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 1.68 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.65 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.69 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.57 | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 1.51 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 1.51 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.41 | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 1.52 | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 1.64 | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 1.68 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.89 | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 2.11 | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 2.33 | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 2.46 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 2.61 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 2.6 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.6 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.64 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.66 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.65 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.6 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.51 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.37 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 2.15 | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 2.05 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.96 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.85 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.69 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 1.57 | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.53 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.44 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.56 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 1.85 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 1.96 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 2.06 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 2.38 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 2.43 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.56 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.58 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.49 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.69 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 2.96 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.16 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.36 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3.75 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.04 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.29 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4.67 | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.8 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.13 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 4.56 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 4.55 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.52 | -0.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4.52 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.68, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4.52 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.64 | 1.5 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.92 | 1.41 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.44 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 2 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 | 2.96 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.69 | 4.52 | 5.13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 79 Paraguay 4.59 compare
- 80 American Samoa 4.57 compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 4.57 compare
- 83 Philippines 4.51 compare
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.51 compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 4.51 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malawi was 4.52 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 1971.
- How does Malawi rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Malawi ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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