Difference in male and female life expectancy in Malawi
Malawi: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 6.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in male and female life expectancy in Malawi is 6.06, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Malawi peaked at 6.79 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 1995.
That places Malawi 55th out of 229 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.44 | 2 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.13 | 2 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.44 | 1.77 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 | 2.54 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 | 1.59 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7 | 2.31 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 | 3.6 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4 | 6.06 | 6.79 | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Malawi?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Malawi was 6.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Malawi ranks 55th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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