Probability that a male will outlive a female in Malawi
Malawi: Probability that a male will outlive a female was 38.92 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
38.92
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
127th
of 236 countries
All-time high
47.5
in 1995
All-time low
37.93
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a male will outlive a female in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 38.92 for probability that a male will outlive a female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a male will outlive a female in Malawi peaked at 47.5 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 37.93, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 127th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.75 | 46.65 | 46.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.97 | 46.89 | 47.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.7 | 45.82 | 47.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.01 | 45.64 | 46.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.09 | 46.61 | 47.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.81 | 44.94 | 46.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.34 | 38.8 | 44.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.58 | 37.93 | 38.92 | 4 |
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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 probability that a male will outlive a female in Malawi?
- Probability that a male will outlive a female in Malawi was 38.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5 in 1995.
- What is the lowest probability that a male will outlive a female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.93 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for probability that a male will outlive a female?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a male will outlive a female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a male will outlive a female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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