Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.96
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
124th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.97
in 2021
All-time low
1.68
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malaysia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malaysia is 3.96, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malaysia peaked at 3.97 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.68, in 1956.
That places Malaysia 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.79 | — |
| 1951 | 1.88 | +4.7% |
| 1952 | 1.84 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 1.77 | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 1.75 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 1.69 | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 1.68 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 1.68 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.75 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 1.82 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 1.89 | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 1.89 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.88 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.9 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.03 | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 2.09 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 2.13 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 2.08 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 2.1 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 2.12 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.16 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.2 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.25 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.31 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.36 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 2.42 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.58 | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 2.79 | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 2.98 | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 3.03 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 3.1 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 3.18 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.24 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.25 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 3.23 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.27 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.3 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 3.35 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.33 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.31 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.34 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.38 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.46 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.53 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.57 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.57 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.57 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.62 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.68 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.7 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.66 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.62 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.61 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.66 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.68 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.67 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.64 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.67 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.68 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.71 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.72 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.72 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.71 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.73 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.84 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.94 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.89 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.87 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.89 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.91 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.97 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.96 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.96 | -0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 3.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 3.96 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.76 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.01 | 1.88 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.51 | 2.16 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 | 3.1 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 | 3.34 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.66 | 3.61 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 | 3.71 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 | 3.91 | 3.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malaysia?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malaysia was 3.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 in 2021.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 1956.
- How does Malaysia rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Malaysia ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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