Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Malta

Malta: Life expectancy at birth including the un projections was 83.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.3
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
19th
of 229 countries
All-time high
83.3
in 2023
All-time low
63.47
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Malta, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Malta is 83.3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Malta peaked at 83.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.47, in 1950.

That places Malta 19th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 65.75 63.47 68.37 10
1960s 69.36 68.42 70.06 10
1970s 71.59 70.14 72.5 10
1980s 73.96 72.32 76.17 10
1990s 76.93 76.16 77.8 10
2000s 79.2 77.9 80.42 10
2010s 82.15 80.8 83.09 10
2020s 82.55 82.25 83.3 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 16 Réunion 83.55 compare
  2. 17 France 83.33 compare
  3. 18 Norway 83.31 compare
  4. 20 Guernsey 83.27 compare
  5. 21 Sweden 83.26 compare
  6. 22 Macau, China 83.08 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Malta?
Life expectancy at birth including the un projections in Malta was 83.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth including the un projections recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 83.3 in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth including the un projections recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 63.47 in 1950.
How does Malta rank for life expectancy at birth including the un projections?
Malta ranks 19th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth including the un projections rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth including the un projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy at birth including the un projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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