Life expectancy at age 60, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 22.76 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Malaysia, 1960β2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Malaysia is 22.76 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Malaysia peaked at 22.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.42 years, in 1960.
That places Malaysia 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 14.25 years | 13.42 years | 14.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.95 years | 15.05 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.95 years | 17.27 years | 18.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.04 years | 18.46 years | 19.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.61 years | 19.56 years | 21.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.82 years | 21.66 years | 22.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.11 years | 20.72 years | 22.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 91 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 22.88 years compare
- 92 Ukraine 22.85 years compare
- 93 Serbia, Republic of 22.83 years compare
- 95 Barbados 22.69 years compare
- 96 Mauritius 22.69 years compare
- 97 British Virgin Islands 22.68 years compare
More gender data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 211,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 224,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 217,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 231,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Malaysia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Malaysia was 22.76 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.85 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.42 years in 1960.
- How does Malaysia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Malaysia ranks 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.