Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Malaysia

Life expectancy at birth in Malaysia in 2024 — 76.8 years. Ranked 86 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 34.4%.

2024 76.8 years +0.21% vs 2023
World rank 86of 217
Period maximum 76.8 years2024
Period minimum 57.2 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Malaysia, 1960–202455606570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 57.2 years1962: 58.9 years1964: 60.4 years1966: 61.7 years1968: 62.4 years1970: 63.3 years1972: 64.2 years1974: 65.2 years1976: 66.2 years1978: 67.2 years1980: 68.1 years1982: 68.9 years1984: 69.6 years1986: 70.1 years1988: 70.6 years1990: 71 years1992: 71.5 years1994: 71.9 years1996: 72.1 years1998: 72.4 years2000: 72.7 years2002: 73.5 years2004: 74 years2006: 74.7 years2008: 75.2 years2010: 75.4 years2012: 75.6 years2014: 75.3 years2016: 75.4 years2018: 75.7 years2020: 76.1 years2022: 75.4 years2024: 76.8 years
Change over the period: +19.7 (+34.38%) Average annual rate: 0.46 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 76.8 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
South-Eastern Asia computed 72.1 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 76.8 +0.2 +0.21%
2023 76.7 +1.2 +1.61%
2022 75.4 +1.5 +2.07%
2021 73.9 −2.1 −2.81%
2020 76.1 +0.2 +0.21%
2019 75.9 +0.2 +0.22%
2018 75.7 +0.2 +0.25%
2017 75.5 +0.2 +0.23%
2016 75.4 +0.1 +0.11%
2015 75.3 −0.1 −0.08%
2014 75.3 −0.1 −0.16%
2013 75.5 −0.1 −0.12%
2012 75.6 +0.1 +0.08%
2011 75.5 +0.1 +0.15%
2010 75.4 +0.1 +0.14%
2009 75.3 +0.1 +0.16%
2008 75.2 +0.2 +0.25%
2007 75 +0.3 +0.35%
2006 74.7 +0.3 +0.44%
2005 74.4 +0.3 +0.46%
2004 74 +0.3 +0.41%
2003 73.7 +0.3 +0.35%
2002 73.5 +0.4 +0.53%
2001 73.1 +0.3 +0.48%
2000 72.7 +0.3 +0.42%
1999 72.4 +0 +0.06%
1998 72.4 +0.1 +0.12%
1997 72.3 +0.2 +0.25%
1996 72.1 +0.1 +0.19%
1995 72 +0.1 +0.16%
1994 71.9 +0.1 +0.2%
1993 71.7 +0.2 +0.33%
1992 71.5 +0.3 +0.37%
1991 71.2 +0.3 +0.38%
1990 71 +0.2 +0.27%
1989 70.8 +0.2 +0.29%
1988 70.6 +0.2 +0.28%
1987 70.4 +0.2 +0.31%
1986 70.1 +0.3 +0.39%
1985 69.9 +0.3 +0.45%
1984 69.6 +0.3 +0.5%
1983 69.2 +0.3 +0.48%
1982 68.9 +0.4 +0.61%
1981 68.5 +0.4 +0.59%
1980 68.1 +0.5 +0.67%
1979 67.6 +0.4 +0.65%
1978 67.2 +0.5 +0.67%
1977 66.7 +0.5 +0.74%
1976 66.2 +0.5 +0.82%
1975 65.7 +0.5 +0.76%
1974 65.2 +0.5 +0.74%
1973 64.7 +0.5 +0.77%
1972 64.2 +0.5 +0.72%
1971 63.8 +0.5 +0.75%
1970 63.3 +0.4 +0.68%
1969 62.9 +0.4 +0.68%
1968 62.4 +0.4 +0.64%
1967 62 +0.4 +0.59%
1966 61.7 +0.5 +0.87%
1965 61.1 +0.7 +1.15%
1964 60.4 +0.8 +1.31%
1963 59.7 +0.8 +1.38%
1962 58.9 +0.8 +1.45%
1961 58 +0.8 +1.48%
1960 57.2

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.