Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Malta
Malta: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 83.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Malta, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Malta stood at 83.3 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Malta peaked at 83.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.47 years, in 1950.
Malta ranks 19th of 236 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Malta?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Malta was 83.3 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.47 years in 1950.
- How does Malta rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.