Womens life expectancy at birth in Malawi
Malawi: Womens life expectancy at birth was 70.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.56
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
188th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.56
in 2023
All-time low
34.41
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, womens life expectancy at birth in Malawi stood at 70.56. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Malawi peaked at 70.56 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.41, in 1950.
Malawi ranks 188th 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.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 34.41 | — |
| 1951 | 34.56 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 34.74 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 34.89 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 35.1 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 35.28 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 35.52 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 35.78 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 36.06 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 36.31 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 36.58 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 36.78 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 36.99 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 37.15 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 37.22 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 37.29 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 37.38 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 37.53 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 37.62 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 37.82 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 38.15 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 38.46 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 39.02 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 39.8 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 40.64 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 41.65 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 42.72 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 43.8 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 44.97 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 45.69 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 46.38 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 46.76 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 46.81 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 46.93 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 46.76 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 46.48 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 46.15 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 45.67 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 45.21 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 45.1 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 45.07 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 44.98 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 44.99 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.92 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.04 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 45 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.28 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 45.59 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 45.8 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.62 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 47.76 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 48.74 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 49.76 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 51.32 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 52.78 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 54.27 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 55.43 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 56.34 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 57.43 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 58.57 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 59.9 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 61.18 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 62.37 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 63.56 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 64.5 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.24 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 66.2 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 67.06 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 67.92 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 68.43 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.81 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.25 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 69.38 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 70.56 | +1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 70.56 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.36, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 70.56 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.27 | 34.41 | 36.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.23 | 36.58 | 37.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.49 | 38.15 | 45.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.23 | 45.1 | 46.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.33 | 44.92 | 46.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.24 | 47.76 | 58.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.64 | 59.9 | 68.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.25 | 68.25 | 70.56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Malawi?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Malawi was 70.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 70.56 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.41 in 1950.
- How does Malawi rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Malawi ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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