Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Malawi
Malawi: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 6.94 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.94
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
159th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.94
in 2023
All-time low
4.66
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Malawi is 6.94, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Malawi peaked at 6.94 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.66, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 159th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.66 | — |
| 1951 | 4.69 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 4.71 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 4.73 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 4.76 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 4.78 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 4.81 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 4.83 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 4.86 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 4.88 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 4.9 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 4.93 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 4.95 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 4.98 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 5 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 5.03 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 5.05 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 5.08 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 5.1 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 5.13 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 5.15 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 5.13 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.16 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 5.24 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.3 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 5.39 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 5.48 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 5.56 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 5.5 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 5.66 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 5.55 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 5.55 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.66 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 5.67 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.63 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 5.65 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.68 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 5.72 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.75 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 5.78 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 5.81 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.84 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.88 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.91 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.95 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.99 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.02 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.05 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6.09 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.11 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.15 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 6.19 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.21 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.26 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.29 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.33 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.36 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.4 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.43 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.46 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.53 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.57 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.64 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.67 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.71 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.74 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.78 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.81 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.6 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 6.42 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.67 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.94 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 | 4.66 | 4.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.02 | 4.9 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.36 | 5.13 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 | 5.55 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.97 | 5.81 | 6.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.31 | 6.15 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 | 6.5 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 | 6.42 | 6.94 | 4 |
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- 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Malawi?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Malawi was 6.94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.66 in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Malawi ranks 159th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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