Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malawi
Malawi: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.1 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.1
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 2020
All-time low
1.06
in 1995
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malawi is 1.1, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malawi peaked at 1.12 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 1995.
That places Malawi 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.11 | — |
| 1951 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (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 sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malawi?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malawi was 1.1 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.