Significant fluctuations have been observed in all gender groups over time for the life expectancy. Only for the life expectancy of men at birth, a significant increase can be observed over the observation period. Here, the life expectancy exhibits a difference of 3.46 years between 2012 and 2022. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years that the average newborn can expect to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of their birth do not change thereafter.
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Malawi: Life expectancy at birth from 2012 to 2022, by gender
Characteristic
life expectancy of women at birth
life expectancy of men at birth
2022
66.33
59.58
2021
66.47
59.49
2020
67.6
60.01
2019
67.97
60.4
2018
66.96
59.72
2017
66.64
59.45
2016
65.67
58.86
2015
64.66
58.19
2014
64.34
57.58
2013
62.63
56.87
2012
61.26
56.12
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Malawi: Life expectancy at birth from 2012 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/970897/life-expectancy-at-birth-in-malawi-by-gender/
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