Malawi · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
62.5 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2000 | 44.64126346 | 43.56408705 | 45.74759374 | — |
| Malawi | 2001 | 45.39400815 | 44.39533169 | 46.72089645 | — |
| Malawi | 2002 | 46.23607096 | 44.9759119 | 47.29241793 | — |
| Malawi | 2003 | 47.14250921 | 46.03002147 | 48.4859856 | — |
| Malawi | 2004 | 48.06087588 | 47.13554278 | 49.11173061 | — |
| Malawi | 2005 | 49.35021214 | 48.53396768 | 50.35340659 | — |
| Malawi | 2006 | 50.92538724 | 49.95436291 | 51.80717064 | — |
| Malawi | 2007 | 52.54577058 | 51.82569287 | 53.44585576 | — |
| Malawi | 2008 | 54.26093144 | 53.53075632 | 55.10054939 | — |
| Malawi | 2009 | 55.72789905 | 54.98181716 | 56.54064108 | — |
| Malawi | 2010 | 56.87054565 | 56.15149393 | 58.0031754 | — |
| Malawi | 2011 | 58.10856356 | 57.38569206 | 58.84730547 | — |
| Malawi | 2012 | 59.42059707 | 58.69751814 | 60.23227061 | — |
| Malawi | 2013 | 60.5549131 | 59.82607425 | 61.25935825 | — |
| Malawi | 2014 | 61.34710538 | 60.76970925 | 62.07364023 | — |
| Malawi | 2015 | 61.82512095 | 61.07584281 | 62.61071291 | — |
| Malawi | 2016 | 62.19781015 | 61.47915039 | 62.93441099 | — |
| Malawi | 2017 | 62.5519407 | 61.76011952 | 63.50300296 | — |
| Malawi | 2018 | 62.91863389 | 62.14988783 | 63.55746855 | — |
| Malawi | 2019 | 63.22930485 | 62.49013207 | 64.19471936 | — |
| Malawi | 2020 | 63.46287777 | 62.56646587 | 64.29300233 | — |
| Malawi | 2021 | 62.48652597 | 61.73199418 | 63.23073925 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.