Malawi vs Namibia: Life expectancy at birth, total

Malawi
67.56 years
in 2024
Namibia
67.52 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
169th
Namibia rank
170th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Malawi
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 67.56 years against 67.52 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.045 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.

Globally, Malawi ranks 169th and Namibia ranks 170th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.