Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Malawi
Malawi: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years was 64.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.07
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
64.07
in 2023
All-time low
30.89
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 64.07 for female and male life expectancy at birth in years in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Malawi peaked at 64.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.89, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 197th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 30.89 | — |
| 1951 | 31.08 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 31.23 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 31.44 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 31.6 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 31.88 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 32.17 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 32.43 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 32.81 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 33.2 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 33.38 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 33.66 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 33.9 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 34.12 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 34.13 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 34.18 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 34.26 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 34.34 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 34.54 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 34.77 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 35.11 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 35.7 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 36.18 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 36.89 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 37.72 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 38.49 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 39.31 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 40.14 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 41.03 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 41.71 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 42.29 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 42.69 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 42.88 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 43.03 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 42.87 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 42.67 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 42.46 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 42.15 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 41.95 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 41.95 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 42.09 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 42.29 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.37 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 42.55 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.61 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.73 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 42.81 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.81 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 43.52 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 44.59 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 45.67 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 46.6 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 47.89 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 49.36 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 50.65 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 51.83 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.98 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 53.94 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 54.8 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.63 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.51 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 57.35 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.07 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.8 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 59.4 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.12 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.77 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.04 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.58 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.68 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.34 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.67 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 64.07 | +2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 64.07 is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.66, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 64.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.07, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.88 | 30.89 | 33.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.13 | 33.38 | 34.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.23 | 35.11 | 41.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.49 | 41.95 | 43.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.59 | 42.09 | 43.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.83 | 44.59 | 54.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.93 | 55.63 | 61.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.44 | 61.34 | 64.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Malawi?
- Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Malawi was 64.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 64.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.89 in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Malawi ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female and male life expectancy at birth in years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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