Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Malawi
Malawi: Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure was 67.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
67.35
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
182nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
67.35
in 2023
All-time low
32.66
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 67.35 for life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Malawi peaked at 67.35 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.66, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 182nd of 229 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 healthcare expenditure in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 32.66 | — |
| 1951 | 32.82 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 32.98 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 33.16 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 33.35 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 33.58 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 33.85 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 34.11 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 34.44 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 34.76 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 34.99 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 35.23 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 35.45 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 35.64 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 35.68 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 35.74 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 35.83 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 35.94 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 36.09 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 36.3 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 36.64 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 37.09 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 37.61 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 38.35 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 39.2 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 40.08 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 41.02 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 41.98 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 43.7 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 44.33 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 44.72 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 44.84 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 44.97 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 44.81 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 44.57 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 44.3 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 43.9 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 43.57 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 43.52 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 43.58 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 43.54 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 43.64 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 43.65 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.8 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 43.8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.01 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 44.2 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 44.3 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 45.06 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 46.17 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 47.2 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 48.18 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 49.6 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 51.07 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 52.47 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 53.65 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 54.69 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 55.72 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 56.71 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.79 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 58.86 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 59.87 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.82 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 61.65 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 62.32 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 63.16 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.91 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.46 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.22 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.78 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.04 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 67.35 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.57 | 32.66 | 34.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.69 | 34.99 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.87 | 36.64 | 43.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.35 | 43.52 | 44.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.96 | 43.54 | 45.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.55 | 46.17 | 56.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.78 | 57.79 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.85 | 64.78 | 67.35 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Malawi?
- Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Malawi was 67.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 67.35 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.66 in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 vs healthcare expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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