Life expectation at birth by sex in Malaysia
Malaysia: Life expectation at birth by sex was 79.37 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.37
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.37
in 2023
All-time low
49.2
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Malaysia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 79.37 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Malaysia peaked at 79.37 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2, in 1950.
Malaysia ranks 107th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.17 | 49.2 | 57.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.64 | 58.18 | 64.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.24 | 64.77 | 69.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.98 | 70.36 | 73.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.52 | 73.41 | 75.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.89 | 75.58 | 77.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.21 | 78.03 | 78.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.26 | 76.71 | 79.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More population data for Malaysia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.278 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.91 million (2100)
- Population density 134 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.278 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.54 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 138,417 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.54 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.54 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.7254 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.55 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Malaysia?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Malaysia was 79.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.37 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2 in 1950.
- How does Malaysia rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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