Malawi - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Malawi

In 2023 the life expectancy in Malawi increased to 67.35 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 70.56 years and for men 64.07 years.

Malawi’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 157th in 2022 to 148th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Malawi over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 66.04 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 60.82 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
2023	70.56	64.07	67.35
2022	69.38	62.67	66.04
2021	68.25	61.34	64.78
2020	68.81	61.68	65.22
2019	68.43	61.58	65.00
2018	67.92	61.04	64.46
2017	67.06	60.77	63.91
2016	66.20	60.12	63.16
2015	65.24	59.40	62.32
2014	64.50	58.80	61.65
2013	63.56	58.07	60.82
2012	62.37	57.35	59.87
2011	61.18	56.51	58.86
2010	59.90	55.63	57.79
2009	58.57	54.80	56.71
2008	57.43	53.94	55.72
2007	56.34	52.98	54.69
2006	55.43	51.83	53.65
2005	54.28	50.65	52.47
2004	52.78	49.36	51.07
2003	51.32	47.89	49.60
2002	49.76	46.60	48.18
2001	48.74	45.67	47.21
2000	47.76	44.59	46.17
1999	46.62	43.52	45.06
1998	45.80	42.81	44.30
1997	45.59	42.82	44.20
1996	45.28	42.73	44.01
1995	45.00	42.61	43.80
1994	45.04	42.55	43.80
1993	44.92	42.37	43.65
1992	44.99	42.29	43.64
1991	44.98	42.10	43.54
1990	45.07	42.09	43.58
1989	45.10	41.95	43.52
1988	45.21	41.95	43.57
1987	45.67	42.15	43.90
1986	46.15	42.46	44.30
1985	46.48	42.67	44.57
1984	46.76	42.87	44.81
1983	46.93	43.03	44.97
1982	46.81	42.88	44.84
1981	46.76	42.69	44.72
1980	46.38	42.29	44.33
1979	45.69	41.71	43.70
1978	44.97	41.03	43.00
1977	43.81	40.14	41.98
1976	42.72	39.31	41.02
1975	41.65	38.49	40.08
1974	40.64	37.72	39.20
1973	39.80	36.89	38.36
1972	39.02	36.18	37.61
1971	38.46	35.70	37.10
1970	38.15	35.11	36.64
1969	37.82	34.77	36.30
1968	37.62	34.54	36.09
1967	37.53	34.34	35.94
1966	37.38	34.26	35.83
1965	37.29	34.18	35.74
1964	37.22	34.13	35.68
1963	37.15	34.12	35.64
1962	36.99	33.90	35.45
1961	36.78	33.67	35.23
1960	36.58	33.38	34.99

Malawi - Life expectancy at birth