Malaysia - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy of Malaysia goes up to 76.66 years

In 2023 the life expectancy in Malaysia increased to 76.66 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 79.37 years and for men 74.27 years.

Malaysia’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 73th in 2022 to 69th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Malaysia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 75.44 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 75.46 years.

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

Malaysia - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	79.37	74.27	76.66
2022	78.19	73.06	75.44
2021	76.71	71.52	73.92
2020	78.77	73.69	76.06
2019	78.60	73.54	75.90
2018	78.43	73.38	75.73
2017	78.26	73.17	75.54
2016	78.13	72.97	75.37
2015	78.03	72.90	75.29
2014	78.06	72.97	75.35
2013	78.13	73.12	75.46
2012	78.22	73.21	75.55
2011	78.17	73.12	75.49
2010	78.06	73.00	75.38
2009	77.96	72.89	75.27
2008	77.84	72.77	75.15
2007	77.66	72.56	74.96
2006	77.39	72.29	74.70
2005	77.11	71.93	74.37
2004	76.79	71.57	74.03
2003	76.51	71.25	73.73
2002	76.23	71.00	73.47
2001	75.88	70.58	73.08
2000	75.58	70.19	72.73
1999	75.33	69.84	72.43
1998	75.28	69.79	72.39
1997	75.14	69.73	72.30
1996	74.89	69.62	72.12
1995	74.69	69.52	71.98
1994	74.52	69.45	71.87
1993	74.29	69.37	71.72
1992	73.98	69.19	71.48
1991	73.68	68.95	71.22
1990	73.41	68.69	70.95
1989	73.22	68.49	70.76
1988	73.04	68.26	70.55
1987	72.86	68.04	70.35
1986	72.59	67.86	70.13
1985	72.27	67.64	69.86
1984	71.89	67.39	69.55
1983	71.55	67.04	69.21
1982	71.22	66.71	68.88
1981	70.80	66.30	68.46
1980	70.36	65.94	68.06
1979	69.88	65.51	67.61
1978	69.43	65.09	67.17
1977	68.76	64.84	66.72
1976	68.06	64.55	66.23
1975	67.35	64.17	65.70
1974	66.82	63.71	65.20
1973	66.30	63.28	64.73
1972	65.78	62.82	64.23
1971	65.28	62.39	63.77
1970	64.77	61.96	63.30
1969	64.31	61.57	62.87
1968	63.82	61.22	62.44
1967	63.35	60.89	62.04
1966	62.97	60.55	61.68
1965	62.41	60.05	61.14
1964	61.65	59.41	60.45
1963	60.78	58.71	59.67
1962	59.92	57.94	58.86
1961	59.06	57.13	58.02
1960	58.18	56.32	57.17

Malaysia - Life expectancy at birth