Life expectancy men women in Malawi
Malawi: Life expectancy men women was 70.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.56
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
188th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.56
in 2023
All-time low
34.41
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy men women in Malawi stood at 70.56. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Malawi peaked at 70.56 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.41, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 188th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.27 | 34.41 | 36.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.23 | 36.58 | 37.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.49 | 38.15 | 45.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.23 | 45.1 | 46.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.33 | 44.92 | 46.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.24 | 47.76 | 58.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.64 | 59.9 | 68.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.25 | 68.25 | 70.56 | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Malawi?
- Life expectancy men women in Malawi was 70.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 70.56 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.41 in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for life expectancy men women?
- Malawi ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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