Life expectancy at birth, total in Malawi
Malawi: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.56 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Malawi, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Malawi stood at 67.56 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Malawi peaked at 67.56 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.99 years, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 169th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.69 years | 34.99 years | 36.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.87 years | 36.64 years | 43.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.35 years | 43.52 years | 44.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.96 years | 43.54 years | 45.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.55 years | 46.17 years | 56.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.78 years | 57.79 years | 65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.19 years | 64.78 years | 67.56 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 279,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 273,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 276,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 276,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 281,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 283,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 283,499 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 281,167 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Malawi?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Malawi was 67.56 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 67.56 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.99 years in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Malawi ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.