Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Malawi
Malawi: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 54.67 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 54.67 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Malawi peaked at 55.71 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.01, in 2000.
That places Malawi 158th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.01 | — |
| 2001 | 39.71 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 40.53 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 41.41 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 42.3 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 43.44 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 44.79 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 46.17 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 47.65 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 48.94 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 49.93 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 50.98 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 52.13 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 53.13 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.82 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.25 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 54.59 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.92 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 55.26 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 55.54 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.71 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.67 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4 | 39.01 | 48.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.46 | 49.93 | 55.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.19 | 54.67 | 55.71 | 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 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 healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Malawi?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Malawi was 54.67 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 55.71 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.01 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Malawi ranks 158th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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