Life Expectancy at Birth in Malawi
Malawi: Life Expectancy at Birth was 67.56 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Malawi, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Malawi stood at 67.56. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Malawi peaked at 67.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.99, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 170th of 216 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 | 34.99 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.87 | 36.64 | 43.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.35 | 43.52 | 44.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.96 | 43.54 | 45.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.55 | 46.17 | 56.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.78 | 57.79 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.19 | 64.78 | 67.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 167 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 67.9 compare
- 168 Pakistan 67.8 compare
- 169 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 67.6 compare
- 171 Namibia 67.52 compare
- 172 Fiji, Republic of 67.46 compare
- 173 Micronesia, Federated States of 67.36 compare
More gender data for Malawi
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 305,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 307,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Malawi?
- Life expectancy at birth in Malawi was 67.56 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 67.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.99 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Malawi ranks 170th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.