Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Malta
Malta: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 3.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.99
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.35
in 2000
All-time low
2.77
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Malta is 3.99, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Malta peaked at 5.35 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.77, in 1952.
That places Malta 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.02 | — |
| 1951 | 2.99 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 2.77 | -7.4% |
| 1953 | 2.96 | +7.0% |
| 1954 | 3.38 | +14.1% |
| 1955 | 3.28 | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 3.17 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 3.37 | +6.2% |
| 1958 | 3.75 | +11.4% |
| 1959 | 4.26 | +13.6% |
| 1960 | 3.6 | -15.5% |
| 1961 | 3.88 | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 3.59 | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 3.53 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 3.84 | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 3.7 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 3.68 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.93 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 4.16 | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 4.21 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 4.39 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 5.08 | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 4.77 | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 4.19 | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 3.81 | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 4.25 | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 3.93 | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 4.03 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 4.27 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 4.25 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.94 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 4.33 | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 3.68 | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 4.05 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 4.13 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.83 | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 4.55 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 4.16 | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 4.11 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.2 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.31 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 4.66 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 4.5 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.62 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.59 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.05 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 5.14 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.61 | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 5.09 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 4.4 | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 5.35 | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 5.34 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.93 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 5.2 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.43 | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 4.68 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 5.29 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 4.75 | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 5.26 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 4.77 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 4.43 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 4.84 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 5.16 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 4.8 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 4.88 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.99 | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 5.04 | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 4.89 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.91 | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 4.39 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 3.54 | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 4.39 | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 3.99 | -9.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.99 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 80% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3.99 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.99, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3 | 2.77 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.81 | 3.53 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.3 | 3.81 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2 | 3.68 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 4.31 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 4.43 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 | 3.91 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 | 3.54 | 4.39 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Malta?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Malta was 3.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 in 2000.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 in 1952.
- How does Malta rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Malta ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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