Malaysia - Life expectancy at birth 2016

Life expectancy increases in Malaysia

In 2016 the life expectancy in Malaysia increased to 75.29 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 77.94 years and for men 72.93 years.

Malaysia’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 71th in 2015 to 72th in 2016.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Malaysia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2015, when it was 75.09 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 74.16 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
2016	77.94	72.93	75.29
2015	77.73	72.75	75.09
2014	77.68	72.88	75.15
2013	77.62	72.74	75.04
2012	77.60	72.60	74.94
2011	77.49	72.34	74.75
2010	77.12	72.09	74.44
2009	76.79	71.95	74.23
2008	76.58	72.15	74.25
2007	76.47	72.14	74.21
2006	76.43	72.08	74.16
2005	76.44	71.94	74.10
2004	76.28	71.70	73.90
2003	76.19	71.56	73.80
2002	75.86	71.40	73.56
2001	75.66	71.16	73.34
2000	75.11	70.57	72.78
1999	74.66	70.05	72.28
1998	74.54	69.94	72.17
1997	74.64	70.07	72.28
1996	74.65	70.15	72.33
1995	74.69	70.22	72.38
1994	74.44	70.03	72.16
1993	74.09	69.71	71.83
1992	73.88	69.35	71.53
1991	73.67	69.37	71.44
1990	73.53	69.25	71.31
1989	73.38	69.03	71.12
1988	73.17	68.81	70.90
1987	72.92	68.60	70.67
1986	72.71	68.41	70.46
1985	72.45	68.37	70.32
1984	72.14	67.94	69.94
1983	71.74	67.60	69.57
1982	71.38	67.31	69.24
1981	71.00	66.92	68.85
1980	70.32	66.38	68.25
1979	69.76	65.97	67.76
1978	69.29	65.50	67.29
1977	68.81	65.04	66.81
1976	67.87	64.83	66.28
1975	67.31	64.27	65.71
1974	66.78	63.80	65.21
1973	66.15	63.25	64.62
1972	65.60	62.73	64.08
1971	65.08	62.25	63.58
1970	64.59	61.79	63.11
1969	64.13	61.33	62.64
1968	63.69	60.88	62.19
1967	63.23	60.53	61.80
1966	62.85	60.09	61.38
1965	62.50	59.60	60.95
1964	61.51	58.80	60.06
1963	60.65	58.05	59.26
1962	59.77	57.22	58.40
1961	58.84	56.22	57.43
1960	57.90	55.29	56.50

Malaysia - Life expectancy at birth