Malawi - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy in Malawi is reduced to 62.9 years

In 2021 the life expectancy in Malawi decreased to 62.9 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 66.47 years and for men 59.49 years.

Malawi’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 162th in 2020 to 161th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Malawi over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 63.72 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 57.46 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Malawi. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Malawi in Malawian economy.

Malawi - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	66.47	59.49	62.90
2020	67.60	60.01	63.72
2019	67.97	60.40	64.12
2018	66.96	59.72	63.28
2017	66.64	59.45	62.98
2016	65.67	58.86	62.21
2015	64.66	58.19	61.38
2014	64.34	57.58	60.90
2013	62.63	56.87	59.73
2012	61.26	56.12	58.68
2011	59.83	55.08	57.46
2010	58.41	54.33	56.38
2009	57.32	53.55	55.45
2008	56.36	52.82	54.60
2007	55.92	51.97	53.95
2006	55.25	51.23	53.24
2005	53.96	50.14	52.04
2004	52.14	48.77	50.45
2003	50.43	47.16	48.79
2002	48.94	45.53	47.22
2001	47.65	44.19	45.90
2000	46.31	42.78	44.52
1999	45.52	41.70	43.57
1998	44.93	40.87	42.85
1997	45.25	41.10	43.13
1996	45.66	41.31	43.44
1995	46.04	41.34	43.64
1994	45.88	41.33	43.56
1993	45.68	41.18	43.39
1992	45.62	41.28	43.41
1991	45.53	41.18	43.31
1990	45.47	41.25	43.32
1989	45.47	41.29	43.34
1988	45.46	41.38	43.38
1987	45.84	41.83	43.81
1986	46.44	42.29	44.34
1985	47.10	42.84	44.95
1984	47.82	43.39	45.58
1983	48.40	43.74	46.04
1982	48.35	43.69	45.99
1981	47.98	43.46	45.70
1980	47.32	42.91	45.09
1979	46.38	42.18	44.27
1978	45.32	41.27	43.29
1977	44.07	40.39	42.23
1976	42.83	39.61	41.23
1975	41.52	38.90	40.22
1974	40.33	38.19	39.27
1973	39.74	37.33	38.54
1972	39.21	36.58	37.90
1971	38.56	35.90	37.24
1970	38.08	35.36	36.73
1969	37.68	34.94	36.32
1968	37.39	34.67	36.04
1967	37.43	34.35	35.90
1966	37.52	34.20	35.87
1965	37.35	34.09	35.72
1964	37.44	33.94	35.69
1963	37.47	33.78	35.62
1962	37.71	33.62	35.65
1961	37.30	33.37	35.33
1960	36.98	33.42	35.20

Malawi - Life expectancy at birth