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Life expectancy at age 15 in Malaysia

Malaysia: Life expectancy at age 15 was 88.12 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
88.12 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
88.12 years
in 2100
All-time low
59.96 years
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Malaysia, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Malaysia stood at 88.12 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Malaysia peaked at 88.12 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 59.96 years, in 1950.

Malaysia ranks 95th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 61.67 years 59.96 years 63.68 years 10
1960s 66.05 years 64.15 years 67.43 years 10
1970s 68.99 years 67.69 years 70.31 years 10
1980s 71.59 years 70.62 years 72.34 years 10
1990s 73.11 years 72.46 years 73.49 years 10
2000s 74.99 years 73.72 years 76.05 years 10
2010s 76.28 years 76.07 years 76.66 years 10
2020s 77.19 years 74.64 years 78.2 years 10
2030s 79.08 years 78.36 years 79.81 years 10
2040s 80.67 years 79.97 years 81.37 years 10
2050s 82.21 years 81.53 years 82.89 years 10
2060s 83.67 years 83.04 years 84.3 years 10
2070s 85.02 years 84.43 years 85.61 years 10
2080s 86.28 years 85.74 years 86.82 years 10
2090s 87.48 years 86.94 years 88 years 10
2100s 88.12 years 88.12 years 88.12 years 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 92 British Virgin Islands 88.2 years compare
  2. 93 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 88.2 years compare
  3. 94 Wallis and Futuna 88.18 years compare
  4. 96 Hungary 88.1 years compare
  5. 97 Argentina 88.02 years compare
  6. 98 Montenegro 87.95 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Malaysia?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Malaysia was 88.12 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 88.12 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 59.96 years in 1950.
How does Malaysia rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Malaysia ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.