Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 79.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.52 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
93rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
79.52 years
in 2024
All-time low
58.18 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia is 79.52 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia peaked at 79.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.18 years, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 93rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.18 years | — |
| 1961 | 59.06 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 59.92 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 60.77 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 61.65 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 62.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 62.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 63.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 63.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 64.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 64.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 65.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 65.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 66.3 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 66.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 67.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 68.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 68.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 69.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 69.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 70.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 70.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 71.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 71.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 71.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 72.27 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 72.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 72.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 73.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 73.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 73.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 73.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 74.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 77.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.71 years | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 78.19 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 79.37 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 79.52 years | +0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 79.52 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.91 years, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 79.52 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.99 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.64 years | 58.18 years | 64.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.24 years | 64.77 years | 69.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.98 years | 70.36 years | 73.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.52 years | 73.41 years | 75.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.89 years | 75.58 years | 77.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.21 years | 78.03 years | 78.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.51 years | 76.71 years | 79.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia was 79.52 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.18 years in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Malaysia ranks 93rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.