Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malawi
Malawi: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 67.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.35 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
189th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.35 years
in 2023
All-time low
32.66 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Malawi stood at 67.35 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Malawi peaked at 67.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.66 years, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 189th 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.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 32.66 years | — |
| 1951 | 32.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 32.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 33.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 33.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 33.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 33.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 34.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 34.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 34.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 34.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 35.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 35.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 35.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 35.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 35.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 35.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 35.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 36.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 36.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 36.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 37.09 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 37.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 38.35 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 39.2 years | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 40.08 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 41.02 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 41.98 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 43 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 43.7 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 44.33 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 44.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 44.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 44.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 44.81 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 44.57 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 44.3 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 43.9 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 43.57 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 43.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 43.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 43.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 43.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 43.65 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 43.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 44.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 44.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 46.17 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 47.2 years | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 48.18 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 49.6 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 51.07 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 52.47 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 53.65 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 54.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 55.72 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.71 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.79 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 58.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 59.87 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.82 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 61.65 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 62.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 63.16 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.78 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 67.35 years | +2.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 67.35 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.65 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 67.35 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.57 years | 32.66 years | 34.76 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.69 years | 34.99 years | 36.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.87 years | 36.64 years | 43.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.35 years | 43.52 years | 44.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.96 years | 43.54 years | 45.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.55 years | 46.17 years | 56.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.78 years | 57.79 years | 65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.85 years | 64.78 years | 67.35 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Malawi?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Malawi was 67.35 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 67.35 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.66 years in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Malawi ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.