Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Malta

Life expectancy at birth in Malta in 2024 — 83 years. Ranked 25 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21.4%.

2024 83 years −0.48% vs 2023
World rank 25of 217
Period maximum 83.4 years2023
Period minimum 68.3 years1961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Malta, 1960–2024657075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 68.3 years1962: 69.1 years1964: 69.3 years1966: 69.7 years1968: 69.8 years1970: 70.3 years1972: 70.6 years1974: 71.8 years1976: 72.1 years1978: 72.2 years1980: 72.2 years1982: 72.7 years1984: 73.2 years1986: 74.4 years1988: 75.8 years1990: 76 years1992: 76.6 years1994: 76.8 years1996: 77.3 years1998: 77.6 years2000: 78.3 years2002: 78.7 years2004: 79.3 years2006: 79.4 years2008: 79.6 years2010: 81.4 years2012: 80.7 years2014: 81.9 years2016: 82.4 years2018: 82.2 years2020: 82.1 years2022: 82.3 years2024: 83 years
Change over the period: +14.6 (+21.38%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Malta 83 years
World 73.5 years
Southern Europe computed 82.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83 −0.4 −0.48%
2023 83.4 +1.1 +1.29%
2022 82.3 +0 +0.05%
2021 82.3 +0.2 +0.2%
2020 82.1 −0.6 −0.68%
2019 82.7 +0.4 +0.5%
2018 82.2 +0.1 +0.07%
2017 82.2 −0.2 −0.19%
2016 82.4 +0.6 +0.68%
2015 81.8 −0.1 −0.12%
2014 81.9 +0.1 +0.18%
2013 81.7 +1 +1.24%
2012 80.7 +0 +0%
2011 80.7 −0.7 −0.8%
2010 81.4 +1.2 +1.44%
2009 80.2 +0.6 +0.76%
2008 79.6 −0.2 −0.2%
2007 79.8 +0.4 +0.45%
2006 79.4 +0.1 +0.18%
2005 79.3 +0 +0.06%
2004 79.3 +0.7 +0.9%
2003 78.5 −0.2 −0.24%
2002 78.7 −0.1 −0.13%
2001 78.8 +0.5 +0.63%
2000 78.3 +0.8 +1.1%
1999 77.5 −0.1 −0.11%
1998 77.6 −0.2 −0.19%
1997 77.7 +0.4 +0.51%
1996 77.3 +0.1 +0.07%
1995 77.3 +0.5 +0.6%
1994 76.8 +0.1 +0.15%
1993 76.7 +0.2 +0.2%
1992 76.6 +0.2 +0.25%
1991 76.4 +0.3 +0.44%
1990 76 −0 −0.01%
1989 76.1 +0.3 +0.4%
1988 75.8 +0.6 +0.74%
1987 75.2 +0.8 +1.08%
1986 74.4 +0.6 +0.85%
1985 73.8 +0.6 +0.76%
1984 73.2 +0.2 +0.29%
1983 73 +0.3 +0.38%
1982 72.7 +0.5 +0.63%
1981 72.3 +0.1 +0.07%
1980 72.2 −0.2 −0.24%
1979 72.4 +0.2 +0.23%
1978 72.2 +0 +0.02%
1977 72.2 +0.1 +0.18%
1976 72.1 +0.1 +0.19%
1975 72 +0.1 +0.17%
1974 71.8 +0.6 +0.86%
1973 71.2 +0.6 +0.88%
1972 70.6 +0.5 +0.74%
1971 70.1 −0.2 −0.3%
1970 70.3 +0.3 +0.44%
1969 70 +0.2 +0.22%
1968 69.8 +0.1 +0.16%
1967 69.7 +0.1 +0.08%
1966 69.7 +0.3 +0.41%
1965 69.4 +0.1 +0.16%
1964 69.3 +0.1 +0.14%
1963 69.2 +0.1 +0.12%
1962 69.1 +0.8 +1.1%
1961 68.3 −0 −0.03%
1960 68.3

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.