Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Malawi
Malawi: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.84 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.84 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
162nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.84 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.13 years
in 1998
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Malawi, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 18.84 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Malawi peaked at 18.84 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.13 years, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 162nd 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.33 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.39 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 14.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 14.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 14.5 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 14.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 14.47 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 14.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 14.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 14.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.41 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 14.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 14.69 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 14.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 15.08 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 15.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 15.55 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 15.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 15.84 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 15.74 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.73 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 15.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.76 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 15.7 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 15.61 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 15.43 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 15.22 years | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 15.1 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 15 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.83 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 14.66 years | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 14.5 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.4 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 14.25 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 14.23 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.13 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 14.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 14.42 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 14.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 14.88 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 15.12 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 15.38 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 15.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 15.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.15 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.38 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.61 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.2 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.09 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 18.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.16 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 18.19 years | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.8 years | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 18.84 years | +0.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 18.84 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.76 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 18.84 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.45 years | 14.33 years | 14.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.03 years | 14.41 years | 15.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.6 years | 15.1 years | 15.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.44 years | 14.13 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.23 years | 14.42 years | 16.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3 years | 16.38 years | 18.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.32 years | 17.6 years | 18.84 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,667 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Malawi?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Malawi was 18.84 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.84 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.13 years in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Malawi ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female 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 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.