Malawi Life Expectancy 1950-2024

Chart and table of Malawi life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for Malawi in 2024 is 66.00 years, a 0.57% increase from 2023.
  • The life expectancy for Malawi in 2023 was 65.62 years, a 0.67% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for Malawi in 2022 was 65.18 years, a 0.68% increase from 2021.
  • The life expectancy for Malawi in 2021 was 64.74 years, a 0.68% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name 2024 Life Expectancy
Nepal 71.97
Tajikistan 71.94
Rwanda 70.27
Senegal 69.11
Madagascar 68.51
Ethiopia 68.12
Eritrea 67.77
Tanzania 66.67
Yemen 66.59
Afghanistan 66.25
Malawi 66.00
Haiti 65.25
Liberia 65.25
Comoros 65.22
Uganda 64.67
Niger 63.95
Gambia 63.55
Burkina Faso 63.34
Benin 63.10
Burundi 63.03
Guinea 62.93
Mozambique 62.51
Zimbabwe 62.41
Togo 62.40
Mali 60.86
Guinea-Bissau 59.67
South Sudan 58.99
Somalia 58.61
Sierra Leone 56.27
Chad 55.44
Central African Republic 54.68
Malawi - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2024 66.00 0.570%
2023 65.62 0.670%
2022 65.18 0.680%
2021 64.74 0.680%
2020 64.31 0.690%
2019 63.87 0.690%
2018 63.43 1.240%
2017 62.66 1.250%
2016 61.88 1.270%
2015 61.11 1.280%
2014 60.33 1.300%
2013 59.56 2.850%
2012 57.91 2.930%
2011 56.26 3.020%
2010 54.61 3.120%
2009 52.96 3.220%
2008 51.31 2.270%
2007 50.17 2.330%
2006 49.03 2.380%
2005 47.89 2.440%
2004 46.75 2.500%
2003 45.61 0.030%
2002 45.60 0.030%
2001 45.59 0.030%
2000 45.57 0.030%
1999 45.56 0.030%
1998 45.55 -0.260%
1997 45.67 -0.260%
1996 45.79 -0.260%
1995 45.90 -0.260%
1994 46.02 -0.260%
1993 46.14 0.130%
1992 46.08 0.130%
1991 46.02 0.130%
1990 45.97 0.130%
1989 45.91 0.130%
1988 45.85 0.320%
1987 45.70 0.320%
1986 45.56 0.320%
1985 45.41 0.320%
1984 45.27 0.320%
1983 45.12 0.840%
1982 44.75 0.840%
1981 44.37 0.850%
1980 44.00 0.860%
1979 43.62 0.860%
1978 43.25 1.020%
1977 42.81 1.030%
1976 42.38 1.040%
1975 41.94 1.050%
1974 41.51 1.060%
1973 41.07 1.220%
1972 40.57 1.240%
1971 40.08 1.250%
1970 39.58 1.270%
1969 39.09 1.290%
1968 38.59 0.630%
1967 38.35 0.640%
1966 38.11 0.640%
1965 37.86 0.640%
1964 37.62 0.650%
1963 37.38 0.750%
1962 37.10 0.750%
1961 36.82 0.760%
1960 36.55 0.770%
1959 36.27 0.770%
1958 35.99 0.640%
1957 35.76 0.640%
1956 35.53 0.650%
1955 35.31 0.650%
1954 35.08 0.650%
1953 34.85 0.660%
1952 34.62 0.660%
1951 34.39 0.670%
1950 34.17 0.000%