Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Malawi
Malawi: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 6.49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.49
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.14
in 2020
All-time low
2.39
in 1995
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malawi stood at 6.49.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malawi peaked at 7.14 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 1995.
That places Malawi 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.51 | — |
| 1951 | 3.47 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 3.5 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.46 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 3.5 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 3.4 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 3.35 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 3.34 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.25 | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 3.11 | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 3.2 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 3.12 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 3.09 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 3.03 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 3.09 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 3.11 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 3.12 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.19 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 3.08 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 3.05 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 3.04 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.76 | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 2.84 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 2.91 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.92 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.16 | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 3.41 | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 3.67 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 3.94 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 3.98 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.09 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 4.07 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.94 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 3.9 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.88 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.81 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.69 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.52 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 3.25 | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 3.14 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.98 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 2.88 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.7 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 2.55 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 2.49 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.39 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.55 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 2.78 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 2.99 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 3.1 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 3.17 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.07 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.16 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.43 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 3.42 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.63 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.36 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.5 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.77 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 4.26 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 4.67 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 5.02 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 5.49 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 5.71 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 5.85 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.08 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.3 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 6.88 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 6.84 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.14 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 6.71 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 6.49 | -3.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 6.49 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.25, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 6.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.44, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.39 | 3.11 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.11 | 3.03 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.26 | 2.76 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.73 | 3.14 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 | 2.39 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 | 3.07 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 | 4.26 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.81 | 6.49 | 7.14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- 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 life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malawi?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malawi was 6.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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