Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Malaysia
Malaysia: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 5.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malaysia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.1 for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malaysia peaked at 5.49 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 1955.
That places Malaysia 110th 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 life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.28 | — |
| 1951 | 1.67 | +30.3% |
| 1952 | 1.6 | -4.5% |
| 1953 | 1.36 | -14.6% |
| 1954 | 1.3 | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 1.17 | -10.2% |
| 1956 | 1.25 | +7.0% |
| 1957 | 1.39 | +11.2% |
| 1958 | 1.62 | +16.5% |
| 1959 | 1.72 | +5.8% |
| 1960 | 1.86 | +8.4% |
| 1961 | 1.93 | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 1.98 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.06 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 2.24 | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 2.36 | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 2.42 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 2.46 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 2.6 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 2.75 | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 2.82 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 2.89 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.96 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.02 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.11 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 3.18 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 3.51 | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 3.93 | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 4.34 | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 4.36 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4.42 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.5 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 4.51 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 4.5 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.5 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.62 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 4.73 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.82 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 4.78 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.74 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 4.72 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 4.73 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.79 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.91 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 5.06 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 5.17 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 5.27 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.41 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 5.49 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 5.49 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.39 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.29 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.23 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.25 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.22 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.18 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.1 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.07 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.08 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.06 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.05 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.01 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.01 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.09 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.13 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.16 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.09 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.05 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.06 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.08 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.19 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.14 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1 | -0.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.83, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +30.3% | 1.28 | 1.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.44 | 1.17 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.27 | 1.86 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.41 | 2.82 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.61 | 4.42 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 4.72 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 | 5.07 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 | 5.01 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 | 5.08 | 5.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malaysia?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Malaysia was 5.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 in 1999.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 1955.
- How does Malaysia rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Malaysia ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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