Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malta
Malta: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 4.41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.41
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
93rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.3
in 2000
All-time low
2.17
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malta stood at 4.41.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malta peaked at 5.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.17, in 1953.
Malta ranks 93rd 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.18 | — |
| 1951 | 2.18 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 2.24 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 2.17 | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 2.43 | +11.9% |
| 1955 | 2.35 | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 2.35 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 2.45 | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 2.71 | +10.4% |
| 1959 | 3.1 | +14.3% |
| 1960 | 2.56 | -17.5% |
| 1961 | 2.75 | +7.4% |
| 1962 | 2.7 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 2.71 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.06 | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 2.82 | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 2.96 | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 3.07 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 3.17 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 3.22 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 3.6 | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 4.15 | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 4.05 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.8 | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 3.3 | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 3.55 | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 3.24 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 3.26 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 3.26 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 3.37 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 3.32 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 3.68 | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 3.15 | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 3.61 | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 3.7 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 4.15 | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 4.02 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.6 | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 3.56 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 3.63 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.65 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 3.87 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 3.68 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 3.65 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.7 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 3.7 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.84 | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 4.33 | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 4.53 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 4.23 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 5.3 | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 4.58 | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 4.57 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.69 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.08 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 4.39 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 4.69 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.47 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.34 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 4.55 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.81 | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 4.87 | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 4.36 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 5 | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 4.48 | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 4.57 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.79 | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 4.53 | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 4.71 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.41 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.33 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6 | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 4.47 | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 4.41 | -1.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.41 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.33, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.41 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 | 2.17 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9 | 2.56 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.56 | 3.24 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.64 | 3.15 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.02 | 3.65 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 | 4.08 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 | 3.79 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.47 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malta?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Malta was 4.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 in 1953.
- How does Malta rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Malta ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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