Life expectancy men women in Malaysia
Malaysia: Life expectancy men women was 79.37 in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy men women in Malaysia, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 79.37 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Malaysia peaked at 79.37 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2, in 1950.
That places Malaysia 105th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.17 | 49.2 | 57.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.64 | 58.18 | 64.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.24 | 64.77 | 69.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.98 | 70.36 | 73.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.52 | 73.41 | 75.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.89 | 75.58 | 77.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.21 | 78.03 | 78.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.26 | 76.71 | 79.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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 25, male, interpolated 336,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 333,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 298,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 331,551 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Malaysia?
- Life expectancy men women in Malaysia was 79.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.37 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2 in 1950.
- How does Malaysia rank for life expectancy men women?
- Malaysia ranks 105th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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