Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malawi
Malawi: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 67.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malawi stood at 67.35 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malawi peaked at 67.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.66 years, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 189th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.57 years | 32.66 years | 34.76 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.69 years | 34.99 years | 36.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.87 years | 36.64 years | 43.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.35 years | 43.52 years | 44.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.96 years | 43.54 years | 45.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.55 years | 46.17 years | 56.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.78 years | 57.79 years | 65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.85 years | 64.78 years | 67.35 years | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malawi?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Malawi was 67.35 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 67.35 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.66 years in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Malawi ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.