Malaysia - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy improves in Malaysia

In 1997 the life expectancy in Malaysia increased to 72.3 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 75.14 years and for men 69.73 years.

Malaysia’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 58th in 1996 to 60th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Malaysia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 72.12 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 70.35 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
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