How does Malta rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?

Malta ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 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.

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta

Name: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malta: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 83.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.3 years

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

19th

of 236 countries

All-time high

83.3 years

in 2023

All-time low

63.47 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta, 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

Malta recorded 83.3 years for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Malta peaked at 83.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.47 years, in 1950.

Malta ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malta, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	63.47 years	—
1951	63.91 years	+0.7%
1952	64.06 years	+0.2%
1953	64.3 years	+0.4%
1954	65.06 years	+1.2%
1955	66.29 years	+1.9%
1956	66.76 years	+0.7%
1957	67.47 years	+1.1%
1958	67.83 years	+0.5%
1959	68.37 years	+0.8%
1960	68.44 years	+0.1%
1961	68.42 years	-0.0%
1962	69.17 years	+1.1%
1963	69.25 years	+0.1%
1964	69.34 years	+0.1%
1965	69.45 years	+0.2%
1966	69.74 years	+0.4%
1967	69.79 years	+0.1%
1968	69.91 years	+0.2%
1969	70.06 years	+0.2%
1970	70.37 years	+0.4%
1971	70.14 years	-0.3%
1972	70.68 years	+0.8%
1973	71.32 years	+0.9%
1974	71.95 years	+0.9%
1975	72.07 years	+0.2%
1976	72.21 years	+0.2%
1977	72.33 years	+0.2%
1978	72.34 years	+0.0%
1979	72.5 years	+0.2%
1980	72.32 years	-0.2%
1981	72.37 years	+0.1%
1982	72.83 years	+0.6%
1983	73.1 years	+0.4%
1984	73.31 years	+0.3%
1985	73.85 years	+0.7%
1986	74.48 years	+0.9%
1987	75.3 years	+1.1%
1988	75.87 years	+0.8%
1989	76.17 years	+0.4%
1990	76.16 years	-0.0%
1991	76.49 years	+0.4%
1992	76.68 years	+0.3%
1993	76.83 years	+0.2%
1994	76.95 years	+0.1%
1995	76.98 years	+0.0%
1996	76.32 years	-0.9%
1997	77.32 years	+1.3%
1998	77.8 years	+0.6%
1999	77.75 years	-0.1%
2000	77.9 years	+0.2%
2001	78.9 years	+1.3%
2002	78.47 years	-0.6%
2003	78.7 years	+0.3%
2004	79.17 years	+0.6%
2005	79.49 years	+0.4%
2006	79.56 years	+0.1%
2007	79.74 years	+0.2%
2008	79.69 years	-0.1%
2009	80.42 years	+0.9%
2010	81.4 years	+1.2%
2011	80.8 years	-0.7%
2012	81.06 years	+0.3%
2013	81.82 years	+0.9%
2014	82.32 years	+0.6%
2015	82.59 years	+0.3%
2016	82.66 years	+0.1%
2017	83.09 years	+0.5%
2018	82.91 years	-0.2%
2019	82.84 years	-0.1%
2020	82.34 years	-0.6%
2021	82.32 years	-0.0%
2022	82.25 years	-0.1%
2023	83.3 years	+1.3%

Malta compared with similar countries

Malta's 83.3 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Malta's 83.3 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Malta

16 Reunion 83.55 years compare
17 France 83.33 years compare
18 Norway 83.31 years compare
20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
22 Macao 83.07 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Malta?: Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Malta was 83.3 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 Malta?: The highest recorded value was 83.3 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 63.47 years in 1950.
How does Malta rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?: Malta ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index 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 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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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.