Malawi - Life expectancy at birth 2012

Life expectancy improves in Malawi

In 2012 the life expectancy in Malawi increased to 58.68 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 61.26 years and for men 56.12 years.

Malawi’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 175th in 2011 to 172th in 2012.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Malawi over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2011, when it was 57.46 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2002, when it was 47.22 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
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