Womens life expectancy at birth in Malaysia
Malaysia: Womens life expectancy at birth was 79.37 in 2023. β² Rising
Womens life expectancy at birth in Malaysia, 1950β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 336,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 333,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 298,510 (2025)
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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