Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malta
Malta: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
198th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1971
All-time low
1.04
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malta, 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 Malta is 1.05, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malta peaked at 1.08 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2021.
Malta ranks 198th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.05 | — |
| 1951 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malta?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Malta was 1.05 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1971.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Malta ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.