Life expectancy at birth in Malawi
Life expectancy at birth in Malawi was 67.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Malawi, 2024
67.6
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
171st of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Malawi over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.6 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 67.4 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 66.0 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 64.8 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 65.2 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 65.0 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 64.5 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 63.9 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 63.2 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 62.3 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 61.7 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 60.8 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 59.9 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 58.9 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 57.8 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 56.7 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 55.7 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 54.7 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 53.7 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 52.5 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 51.1 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 49.6 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 48.2 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 47.2 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 46.2 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 67.4 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 61.7 years, the figure has changed by +9.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 171st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Life expectancy at birth, women
70.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
64.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
67.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
52
2023 · WHO