ex - expectation of life at age x in Malawi
Malawi: ex - expectation of life at age x was 62.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
62.49
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
159th
of 184 countries
All-time high
63.46
in 2020
All-time low
44.64
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
ex - expectation of life at age x in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 62.49 for ex - expectation of life at age x in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in Malawi peaked at 63.46 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.64, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 159th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ex - expectation of life at age x in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.64 | — |
| 2001 | 45.39 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 46.24 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 47.14 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 48.06 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 49.35 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 50.93 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 52.55 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 54.26 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 55.73 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 56.87 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 58.11 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 59.42 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 60.55 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 61.35 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 61.83 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.2 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.55 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.92 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 63.23 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.46 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 62.49 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.43 | 44.64 | 55.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.9 | 56.87 | 63.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.97 | 62.49 | 63.46 | 2 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ex - expectation of life at age x in Malawi?
- Ex - expectation of life at age x in Malawi was 62.49 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.46 in 2020.
- What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.64 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
- Malawi ranks 159th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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