Life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia is 79.52 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia peaked at 79.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.18 years, in 1960.
Malaysia ranks 90th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.64 years | 58.18 years | 64.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.24 years | 64.77 years | 69.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.98 years | 70.36 years | 73.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.52 years | 73.41 years | 75.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.89 years | 75.58 years | 77.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.21 years | 78.03 years | 78.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.51 years | 76.71 years | 79.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 299,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 318,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 290,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 294,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 275,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 278,435 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Malaysia was 79.52 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.18 years in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Malaysia ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.