Life expectancy at age 60 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Life expectancy at age 60 was 18.35 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
18.35
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
88th
of 184 countries
All-time high
21.5
in 2020
All-time low
18.32
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 18.35 for life expectancy at age 60 in 2021.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Malaysia peaked at 21.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.32, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 88th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.79 | 18.32 | 19.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.48 | 18.95 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.93 | 18.35 | 21.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 85 Tajikistan 18.39 compare
- 86 Montenegro 18.38 compare
- 87 Syria 18.35 compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.34 compare
- 90 Libya 18.33 compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 18.27 compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 299,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 318,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 290,643 (2025)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Malaysia?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Malaysia was 18.35 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.32 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Malaysia ranks 88th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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