Malaysia - Life expectancy at birth 2018

Life expectancy of Malaysia goes up to 76 years

In 2018 the life expectancy in Malaysia increased to 76 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 78.17 years and for men 74.08 years.

Malaysia’s position worsened with respect to the 192 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 71th in 2017 to 74th in 2018.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Malaysia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2017, when it was 75.83 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2008, when it was 74.12 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
2018	78.17	74.08	76.00
2017	78.01	73.90	75.83
2016	77.84	73.72	75.65
2015	77.66	73.52	75.46
2014	77.48	73.32	75.27
2013	77.29	73.11	75.07
2012	77.11	72.90	74.88
2011	76.92	72.70	74.68
2010	76.73	72.50	74.49
2009	76.55	72.30	74.31
2008	76.37	72.10	74.12
2007	76.19	71.90	73.93
2006	76.01	71.70	73.74
2005	75.82	71.51	73.56
2004	75.63	71.31	73.36
2003	75.43	71.12	73.17
2002	75.22	70.94	72.98
2001	75.00	70.77	72.78
2000	74.79	70.60	72.59
1999	74.58	70.46	72.42
1998	74.38	70.33	72.26
1997	74.20	70.21	72.11
1996	74.02	70.10	71.97
1995	73.86	69.98	71.83
1994	73.69	69.84	71.69
1993	73.51	69.68	71.52
1992	73.31	69.49	71.33
1991	73.09	69.27	71.11
1990	72.86	69.02	70.87
1989	72.62	68.75	70.61
1988	72.40	68.47	70.36
1987	72.18	68.20	70.11
1986	71.98	67.92	69.87
1985	71.77	67.65	69.62
1984	71.56	67.37	69.37
1983	71.31	67.07	69.09
1982	71.04	66.76	68.79
1981	70.72	66.43	68.46
1980	70.38	66.09	68.12
1979	70.01	65.76	67.77
1978	69.64	65.45	67.42
1977	69.26	65.16	67.09
1976	68.88	64.89	66.76
1975	68.50	64.63	66.44
1974	68.11	64.37	66.12
1973	67.70	64.10	65.78
1972	67.26	63.80	65.41
1971	66.80	63.47	65.01
1970	66.33	63.11	64.60
1969	65.85	62.73	64.16
1968	65.37	62.33	63.72
1967	64.90	61.92	63.28
1966	64.43	61.50	62.83
1965	63.97	61.08	62.39
1964	63.50	60.65	61.94
1963	63.02	60.22	61.49
1962	62.51	59.78	61.01
1961	61.97	59.32	60.52
1960	61.40	58.84	59.99

Malaysia - Life expectancy at birth