Life expectancy at birth
Malawi
67.6 years
That is about 24,690 days of life at birth.
On average, women live 6.5 years longer than men.
Men64.3
Women70.8
RankingNo. 171 of 217 countries
Sub-Saharan AfricaNo. 13 of 48 in the region
Trend since 1960
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (years). From 1960 to 2024 the average rose by 32.6 years.
MalawiRegion (median): Sub-Saharan AfricaAll countries (median)
Comparison
Life expectancy in 2024 (years).
By year of birth
The average for this country in the year of birth, and how much it has changed since.
| Average | Change to 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.0 | +32.6 |
| 1970 | 36.6 | +31.0 |
| 1980 | 44.3 | +23.3 |
| 1990 | 43.6 | +24.0 |
| 2000 | 46.2 | +21.4 |
| 2010 | 57.8 | +9.8 |
| 2020 | 65.2 | +2.4 |
| 2024 | 67.6 |
How many dots do you have?
Enter your date of birth and see your life as a calendar of dots, based on the average for this country. Nothing is stored.
Make my calendarCountries with a similar average
- Timor-Leste67.9
- Pakistan67.8
- Ethiopia67.6
- Fiji67.5
- Namibia67.5
- Micronesia67.4
How to read this number
Life expectancy at birth is a statistic for a whole population: how many years a child born today would live on average if current death rates stayed the same. Someone who has already reached a given age lives longer on average, and a personal life is not an average.