Life expectancy by age and sex in Malta
Malta: Life expectancy by age and sex was 83 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
83
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 44 countries
All-time high
83.1
in 2023
All-time low
70.2
in 1978
Years of data
35
1977β2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Malta, 1977β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age and sex in Malta stood at 83.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Malta peaked at 83.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.2, in 1978.
Malta ranks 10th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.03 | 70.2 | 71.5 | 3 |
| 1980s | 70.95 | 70.4 | 71.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 77.6 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.32 | 78.5 | 80.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.71 | 80.8 | 82.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.42 | 81.9 | 83.1 | 5 |
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More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,737 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5193 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,217 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Malta?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Malta was 83 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2 in 1978.
- How does Malta rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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