Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Malaysia
Malaysia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 40.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
40.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
47.8%
in 1955
All-time low
39.8%
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Malaysia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 40.3% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Malaysia peaked at 47.8% in 1955 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.8% | — |
| 1951 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 47.1% | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 45.9% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 43.5% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 42.8% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 42.1% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 40.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 40.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.5% | 46.9% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.9% | 45.0% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.8% | 42.1% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 41.2% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 39.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 40.0% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 40.0% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 39.8% | 40.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Malaysia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Malaysia was 40.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 1955.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Malaysia ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.