Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Malawi
Malawi: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 64.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.07
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
64.07
in 2023
All-time low
30.89
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Malawi stood at 64.07. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Malawi peaked at 64.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.89, in 1950.
That places Malawi 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 30.89 | — |
| 1951 | 31.08 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 31.23 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 31.44 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 31.6 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 31.88 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 32.17 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 32.43 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 32.81 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 33.2 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 33.38 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 33.67 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 33.9 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 34.12 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 34.13 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 34.18 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 34.26 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 34.34 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 34.54 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 34.77 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 35.11 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 35.7 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 36.18 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 36.89 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 37.72 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 38.49 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 39.31 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 40.14 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 41.03 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 41.71 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 42.29 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 42.69 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 42.88 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 43.03 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 42.87 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 42.67 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 42.46 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 42.15 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 41.95 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 41.95 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 42.09 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 42.29 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.37 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 42.55 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.61 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.73 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 42.81 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.81 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 43.52 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 44.59 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 45.67 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 46.6 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 47.89 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 49.36 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 50.65 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 51.83 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.98 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 53.94 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 54.8 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.63 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.51 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 57.35 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.07 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.8 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 59.4 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.12 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.77 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.04 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.58 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.68 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.34 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.67 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 64.07 | +2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 64.07 is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.66, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 64.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.07, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.88 | 30.89 | 33.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.13 | 33.38 | 34.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.23 | 35.11 | 41.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.49 | 41.95 | 43.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.59 | 42.09 | 43.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.83 | 44.59 | 54.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.93 | 55.63 | 61.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.44 | 61.34 | 64.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Malawi?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Malawi was 64.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 64.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.89 in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
- Malawi ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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