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