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Life expectancy by sex in Malta

Malta: Life expectancy by sex was 85.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
85.26 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
22nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.55 years
in 2017
All-time low
64.99 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy by sex in Malta, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Malta recorded 85.26 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Malta peaked at 85.55 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.99 years, in 1950.

That places Malta 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy by sex in Malta, year by year

Year years Change
1950 64.99 years —
1951 65.4 years +0.6%
1952 65.42 years +0.0%
1953 65.77 years +0.5%
1954 66.72 years +1.4%
1955 67.9 years +1.8%
1956 68.32 years +0.6%
1957 69.12 years +1.2%
1958 69.68 years +0.8%
1959 70.47 years +1.1%
1960 70.19 years -0.4%
1961 70.31 years +0.2%
1962 70.91 years +0.9%
1963 70.96 years +0.1%
1964 71.22 years +0.4%
1965 71.27 years +0.1%
1966 71.54 years +0.4%
1967 71.73 years +0.3%
1968 71.95 years +0.3%
1969 72.13 years +0.3%
1970 72.53 years +0.6%
1971 72.68 years +0.2%
1972 73.04 years +0.5%
1973 73.37 years +0.4%
1974 73.78 years +0.6%
1975 74.13 years +0.5%
1976 74.1 years -0.0%
1977 74.28 years +0.2%
1978 74.42 years +0.2%
1979 74.57 years +0.2%
1980 74.24 years -0.4%
1981 74.49 years +0.3%
1982 74.61 years +0.2%
1983 75.07 years +0.6%
1984 75.32 years +0.3%
1985 76.24 years +1.2%
1986 76.72 years +0.6%
1987 77.32 years +0.8%
1988 77.86 years +0.7%
1989 78.2 years +0.4%
1990 78.25 years +0.1%
1991 78.77 years +0.7%
1992 78.87 years +0.1%
1993 79.09 years +0.3%
1994 79.19 years +0.1%
1995 79.46 years +0.3%
1996 78.9 years -0.7%
1997 79.58 years +0.9%
1998 80.32 years +0.9%
1999 79.87 years -0.6%
2000 80.59 years +0.9%
2001 81.52 years +1.2%
2002 80.87 years -0.8%
2003 81.25 years +0.5%
2004 81.3 years +0.1%
2005 81.75 years +0.6%
2006 82.17 years +0.5%
2007 82.05 years -0.1%
2008 82.27 years +0.3%
2009 82.73 years +0.6%
2010 83.51 years +0.9%
2011 83.16 years -0.4%
2012 83.23 years +0.1%
2013 84.34 years +1.3%
2014 84.64 years +0.3%
2015 84.96 years +0.4%
2016 84.57 years -0.5%
2017 85.55 years +1.2%
2018 85.31 years -0.3%
2019 84.73 years -0.7%
2020 84.53 years -0.2%
2021 84.06 years -0.6%
2022 84.45 years +0.5%
2023 85.26 years +1.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 85.26 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 85.26 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 79.15 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 67.38 years 64.99 years 70.47 years 10
1960s 71.22 years 70.19 years 72.13 years 10
1970s 73.69 years 72.53 years 74.57 years 10
1980s 76.01 years 74.24 years 78.2 years 10
1990s 79.23 years 78.25 years 80.32 years 10
2000s 81.65 years 80.59 years 82.73 years 10
2010s 84.4 years 83.16 years 85.55 years 10
2020s 84.58 years 84.06 years 85.26 years 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 19 Guernsey 85.58 years compare
  2. 20 Guadeloupe 85.53 years compare
  3. 21 Liechtenstein 85.32 years compare
  4. 23 Macao 85.25 years compare
  5. 24 Puerto Rico 85.24 years compare
  6. 25 Vatican 85.12 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy by sex in Malta?
Life expectancy by sex in Malta was 85.26 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 85.55 years in 2017.
What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 64.99 years in 1950.
How does Malta rank for life expectancy by sex?
Malta ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy by sex
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.