Womens life expectancy at birth in Malaysia

Malaysia: Womens life expectancy at birth was 79.37 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
79.37
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
105th
of 229 countries
All-time high
79.37
in 2023
All-time low
49.2
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Womens life expectancy at birth in Malaysia, 1950–2023

020406080195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 79.37 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Malaysia peaked at 79.37 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2, in 1950.

That places Malaysia 105th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 53.17 49.2 57.25 10
1960s 61.64 58.18 64.31 10
1970s 67.24 64.77 69.88 10
1980s 71.98 70.36 73.22 10
1990s 74.52 73.41 75.33 10
2000s 76.89 75.58 77.96 10
2010s 78.21 78.03 78.6 10
2020s 78.26 76.71 79.37 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 102 Romania 79.56 compare
  2. 103 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 79.53 compare
  3. 104 Armenia 79.45 compare
  4. 106 Vietnam 79.26 compare
  5. 107 Bulgaria 79.21 compare
  6. 108 Cabo Verde 79.21 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is womens life expectancy at birth in Malaysia?
Womens life expectancy at birth in Malaysia was 79.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 79.37 in 2023.
What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 49.2 in 1950.
How does Malaysia rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
Malaysia ranks 105th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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Indicator
Womens life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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