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Life Expectancy in Malawi vs Netherlands (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 67.9 years in Malawi vs 82.6 in the Netherlands. Malawi is ranked 152/197 by life expectancy, and the Netherlands is 25/197. In Malawi, the life expectancy is 64.6 years for males and 71.1 years for females. In the Netherlands, it's 81.1 years for males and 84.1 years for females.

Malawi vs Netherlands life expectancy at birth by year

Malawi
Male

Female
Netherlands
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Netherlands
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 67.9 64.6 71.1 82.6 81.1 84.1
2025 67.7 64.4 71 82.4 80.9 84
2024 67.6 64.3 70.8 82.3 80.7 83.9
2023 67.4 64.1 70.6 82.2 80.5 83.7
2022 66 62.7 69.4 81.9 80.3 83.5
2021 64.8 61.3 68.2 81.4 79.7 83
2020 65.2 61.7 68.8 81.4 79.7 83.1
2019 65 61.6 68.4 82.1 80.5 83.6
2018 64.5 61 67.9 81.8 80.2 83.3
2017 63.9 60.8 67.1 81.7 80.1 83.3
2016 63.2 60.1 66.2 81.6 79.9 83.1
2015 62.3 59.4 65.2 81.5 79.7 83.1
2014 61.7 58.8 64.5 81.7 79.9 83.3
2013 60.8 58.1 63.6 81.3 79.4 83
2012 59.9 57.3 62.4 81.1 79.1 82.8
2011 58.9 56.5 61.2 81.1 79.2 82.9
2010 57.8 55.6 59.9 80.8 78.8 82.7
2009 56.7 54.8 58.6 80.7 78.5 82.6
2008 55.7 53.9 57.4 80.4 78.3 82.3
2007 54.7 53 56.3 80.3 78 82.3
2006 53.7 51.8 55.4 79.8 77.6 81.9
2005 52.5 50.6 54.3 79.5 77.2 81.6
2004 51.1 49.4 52.8 79.2 76.9 81.4
2003 49.6 47.9 51.3 78.7 76.2 80.9
2002 48.2 46.6 49.8 78.4 76 80.7
2001 47.2 45.7 48.7 78.3 75.8 80.7
2000 46.2 44.6 47.8 78.1 75.5 80.6
1999 45.1 43.5 46.6 78 75.3 80.4
1998 44.3 42.8 45.8 78 75.2 80.7
1997 44.2 42.8 45.6 77.9 75.2 80.5
1996 44 42.7 45.3 77.6 74.6 80.3
1995 43.8 42.6 45 77.6 74.6 80.4
1994 43.8 42.6 45 77.5 74.6 80.3
1993 43.6 42.4 44.9 77 74 80
1992 43.6 42.3 45 77.4 74.3 80.3
1991 43.5 42.1 45 77.2 74 80.1
1990 43.6 42.1 45.1 77 73.8 80.1
1989 43.5 42 45.1 76.8 73.7 79.9
1988 43.6 42 45.2 77 73.7 80.2
1987 43.9 42.2 45.7 76.8 73.5 80
1986 44.3 42.5 46.2 76.4 73.1 79.6
1985 44.6 42.7 46.5 76.4 73.1 79.6
1984 44.8 42.9 46.8 76.3 73 79.7
1983 45 43 46.9 76.3 72.9 79.6
1982 44.8 42.9 46.8 76.1 72.7 79.4
1981 44.7 42.7 46.8 76 72.7 79.3
1980 44.3 42.3 46.4 75.8 72.4 79.1
1979 43.7 41.7 45.7 75.6 72.4 78.9
1978 43 41 45 75.2 71.9 78.5
1977 42 40.1 43.8 75.3 72.1 78.5
1976 41 39.3 42.7 74.7 71.5 77.9
1975 40.1 38.5 41.6 74.6 71.5 77.7
1974 39.2 37.7 40.6 74.6 71.6 77.6
1973 38.4 36.9 39.8 74.2 71.3 77.2
1972 37.6 36.2 39 73.8 70.8 76.8
1971 37.1 35.7 38.5 73.9 71 76.8
1970 36.6 35.1 38.1 73.6 70.8 76.5
1969 36.3 34.8 37.8 73.6 70.9 76.3
1968 36.1 34.5 37.6 73.6 70.9 76.4
1967 35.9 34.3 37.5 73.8 71.2 76.6
1966 35.8 34.3 37.4 73.6 71.1 76.1
1965 35.7 34.2 37.3 73.6 71.1 76.2
1964 35.7 34.1 37.2 73.7 71.3 76.3
1963 35.6 34.1 37.1 73.4 71 75.8
1962 35.4 33.9 37 73.2 71 75.6
1961 35.2 33.7 36.8 73.6 71.4 75.7
1960 35 33.4 36.6 73.4 71.4 75.3
1959 34.8 33.2 36.3 73.2 71.3 75.2
1958 34.4 32.8 36.1 73.1 71.5 74.8
1957 34.1 32.4 35.8 73 71.4 74.6
1956 33.8 32.2 35.5 72.5 71 74.1
1955 33.6 31.9 35.3 72.5 70.9 74.1
1954 33.3 31.6 35.1 72.4 71 73.8
1953 33.2 31.4 34.9 71.7 70.4 73
1952 33 31.2 34.7 72.1 71 73.3
1951 32.8 31.1 34.6 71.5 70.3 72.8
1950 32.7 30.9 34.4 71.4 70.3 72.6

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 54.7 years in Malawi and 70 in the Netherlands. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11.7 healthy years in Malawi and 17.8 in the Netherlands.

Malawi vs Netherlands life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Malawi and the Netherlands, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
42.1 vs 53.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
72.1 vs 83.1 years

Median expected age of death:
74.4 vs 85.6 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Malawi Netherlands
Male Female Male Female
40 96.0% 97.9% 99.4% 99.6%
50 88.7% 93.8% 98.2% 98.7%
60 75.7% 85.6% 94.7% 95.9%
65 66.0% 78.7% 91.0% 93.2%
70 53.9% 69.1% 85.6% 89.3%
75 39.7% 56.2% 77.3% 83.5%
80 24.8% 40.4% 64.7% 74.2%
85 12.1% 23.8% 46.0% 58.7%
90 4.1% 10.3% 23.6% 35.7%
95 0.9% 2.9% 7.0% 13.1%
100 0.1% 0.5% 0.9% 2.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Malawi
Male

Female
Netherlands
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Malawi Netherlands
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.1 101.9 102.2 101.9 101.8 101.9
99 101.2 101 101.3 101 100.9 101.1
98 100.3 100.1 100.4 100.2 100.1 100.2
97 99.4 99.2 99.5 99.3 99.2 99.4
96 98.6 98.4 98.6 98.5 98.4 98.6
95 97.7 97.5 97.8 97.8 97.6 97.8
94 96.9 96.6 97 97 96.8 97.1
93 96 95.8 96.1 96.2 96 96.4
92 95.2 94.9 95.3 95.5 95.2 95.7
91 94.4 94.1 94.5 94.8 94.5 95
90 93.6 93.2 93.8 94.2 93.8 94.4
89 92.8 92.4 93 93.5 93.1 93.8
88 92.1 91.6 92.2 92.9 92.5 93.2
87 91.3 90.8 91.5 92.4 91.9 92.7
86 90.6 90.1 90.8 91.8 91.3 92.2
85 89.8 89.3 90.1 91.3 90.7 91.7
84 89.1 88.5 89.4 90.8 90.2 91.3
83 88.4 87.8 88.8 90.4 89.7 90.9
82 87.8 87.1 88.2 90 89.3 90.5
81 87.2 86.4 87.6 89.6 88.8 90.2
80 86.5 85.8 87 89.2 88.4 89.8
79 85.9 85.1 86.4 88.8 88 89.5
78 85.3 84.5 85.9 88.5 87.6 89.2
77 84.8 83.8 85.3 88.2 87.3 89
76 84.2 83.2 84.8 87.9 87 88.7
75 83.6 82.7 84.3 87.6 86.6 88.5
74 83.1 82.1 83.9 87.4 86.3 88.3
73 82.6 81.5 83.4 87.1 86.1 88
72 82.1 81 83 86.9 85.8 87.8
71 81.7 80.5 82.5 86.6 85.5 87.6
70 81.2 80 82.1 86.4 85.3 87.4
69 80.8 79.5 81.8 86.2 85.1 87.3
68 80.3 79 81.4 86 84.8 87.1
67 79.9 78.6 81 85.8 84.6 86.9
66 79.5 78.1 80.7 85.6 84.4 86.8
65 79.2 77.7 80.4 85.5 84.2 86.6
64 78.8 77.3 80 85.3 84 86.5
63 78.5 76.9 79.8 85.1 83.9 86.3
62 78.1 76.5 79.5 85 83.7 86.2
61 77.8 76.1 79.2 84.8 83.6 86.1
60 77.5 75.8 78.9 84.7 83.4 85.9
59 77.2 75.4 78.7 84.6 83.3 85.8
58 76.9 75.1 78.5 84.5 83.1 85.7
57 76.7 74.8 78.2 84.4 83 85.6
56 76.4 74.5 78 84.3 82.9 85.5
55 76.1 74.2 77.8 84.2 82.8 85.4
54 75.9 73.9 77.6 84.1 82.7 85.4
53 75.6 73.6 77.4 84 82.6 85.3
52 75.4 73.3 77.3 83.9 82.6 85.2
51 75.2 73 77.1 83.8 82.5 85.2
50 75 72.8 76.9 83.8 82.4 85.1
49 74.8 72.5 76.7 83.7 82.4 85
48 74.6 72.3 76.6 83.7 82.3 85
47 74.4 72.1 76.5 83.6 82.2 84.9
46 74.2 71.9 76.3 83.6 82.2 84.9
45 74 71.7 76.2 83.5 82.1 84.9
44 73.8 71.5 76.1 83.5 82.1 84.8
43 73.7 71.3 75.9 83.5 82.1 84.8
42 73.5 71.1 75.8 83.4 82 84.8
41 73.4 70.9 75.7 83.4 82 84.7
40 73.3 70.7 75.6 83.4 82 84.7
39 73.1 70.6 75.5 83.3 81.9 84.7
38 73 70.4 75.4 83.3 81.9 84.7
37 72.9 70.2 75.3 83.3 81.9 84.7
36 72.7 70.1 75.2 83.3 81.8 84.6
35 72.6 69.9 75.1 83.2 81.8 84.6
34 72.5 69.8 75 83.2 81.8 84.6
33 72.4 69.7 75 83.2 81.8 84.6
32 72.3 69.5 74.9 83.2 81.7 84.6
31 72.2 69.4 74.8 83.2 81.7 84.6
30 72.1 69.3 74.7 83.1 81.7 84.5
29 72 69.2 74.7 83.1 81.7 84.5
28 71.9 69.1 74.6 83.1 81.7 84.5
27 71.8 68.9 74.5 83.1 81.6 84.5
26 71.7 68.8 74.5 83.1 81.6 84.5
25 71.6 68.7 74.4 83.1 81.6 84.5
24 71.6 68.6 74.3 83 81.6 84.5
23 71.5 68.5 74.3 83 81.5 84.5
22 71.4 68.4 74.2 83 81.5 84.5
21 71.3 68.3 74.2 83 81.5 84.4
20 71.2 68.2 74.1 83 81.5 84.4
19 71.2 68.1 74.1 83 81.5 84.4
18 71.1 68 74 83 81.5 84.4
17 71 68 74 82.9 81.4 84.4
16 71 67.9 73.9 82.9 81.4 84.4
15 70.9 67.8 73.9 82.9 81.4 84.4
14 70.9 67.8 73.9 82.9 81.4 84.4
13 70.9 67.8 73.8 82.9 81.4 84.4
12 70.8 67.7 73.8 82.9 81.4 84.4
11 70.8 67.7 73.8 82.9 81.4 84.4
10 70.7 67.6 73.7 82.9 81.4 84.4
9 70.7 67.6 73.7 82.9 81.4 84.4
8 70.7 67.5 73.6 82.9 81.4 84.4
7 70.6 67.5 73.6 82.9 81.4 84.4
6 70.5 67.4 73.5 82.9 81.4 84.4
5 70.5 67.4 73.5 82.9 81.4 84.4
4 70.4 67.3 73.4 82.9 81.4 84.4
3 70.3 67.1 73.3 82.9 81.4 84.4
2 70.1 67 73.1 82.9 81.4 84.3
1 69.8 66.7 72.9 82.8 81.3 84.3
0 67.9 64.6 71.1 82.6 81.1 84.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Malawi can expect to live to 72.1 years compared to 83.1 in the Netherlands, rising to 79.2 and 85.5 at 65, and to 86.5 and 89.2 at 80 — higher than the 67.9 and 82.6 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Malawi and the Netherlands.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Malawi
Male

Female
Netherlands
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Malawi Netherlands
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.28% 0.11% 0.45% 1.57% 0.92% 2.13%
99 0.42% 0.17% 0.68% 2.46% 1.48% 3.31%
98 0.63% 0.26% 1% 3.7% 2.3% 4.93%
97 0.91% 0.4% 1.43% 5.36% 3.43% 7.07%
96 1.29% 0.58% 2.01% 7.49% 4.95% 9.77%
95 1.8% 0.84% 2.76% 10.1% 6.9% 13%
94 2.44% 1.19% 3.7% 13.2% 9.31% 16.8%
93 3.24% 1.64% 4.85% 16.8% 12.2% 21%
92 4.23% 2.22% 6.24% 20.8% 15.5% 25.6%
91 5.39% 2.93% 7.85% 25.1% 19.3% 30.5%
90 6.79% 3.82% 9.75% 29.6% 23.4% 35.5%
89 8.39% 4.88% 11.9% 34.2% 27.7% 40.4%
88 10.2% 6.14% 14.2% 38.8% 32.2% 45.3%
87 12.2% 7.6% 16.8% 43.4% 36.7% 49.9%
86 14.5% 9.26% 19.6% 47.8% 41.2% 54.3%
85 16.9% 11.1% 22.5% 52% 45.6% 58.4%
84 19.5% 13.2% 25.6% 55.9% 49.8% 62.1%
83 22.1% 15.4% 28.7% 59.6% 53.7% 65.4%
82 24.9% 17.8% 31.9% 63% 57.4% 68.5%
81 27.7% 20.2% 35% 66.1% 60.9% 71.3%
80 30.6% 22.8% 38.2% 68.9% 64.1% 73.7%
79 33.5% 25.5% 41.3% 71.5% 67.1% 76%
78 36.4% 28.2% 44.4% 73.8% 69.8% 78%
77 39.3% 31% 47.4% 76% 72.2% 79.8%
76 42.1% 33.7% 50.3% 77.9% 74.5% 81.5%
75 44.9% 36.5% 53.1% 79.8% 76.6% 83%
74 47.7% 39.2% 55.8% 81.4% 78.5% 84.3%
73 50.3% 41.9% 58.4% 82.9% 80.3% 85.6%
72 52.9% 44.6% 60.9% 84.3% 81.9% 86.7%
71 55.3% 47.1% 63.2% 85.6% 83.4% 87.8%
70 57.7% 49.6% 65.4% 86.8% 84.8% 88.8%
69 59.9% 52% 67.4% 87.9% 86.1% 89.7%
68 62.1% 54.3% 69.4% 88.9% 87.2% 90.5%
67 64.1% 56.5% 71.2% 89.8% 88.3% 91.3%
66 66% 58.7% 72.9% 90.6% 89.3% 92%
65 67.8% 60.7% 74.5% 91.4% 90.2% 92.6%
64 69.5% 62.7% 76% 92.2% 91.1% 93.3%
63 71.1% 64.6% 77.4% 92.8% 91.9% 93.8%
62 72.7% 66.4% 78.7% 93.5% 92.6% 94.4%
61 74.1% 68.1% 79.9% 94% 93.2% 94.9%
60 75.4% 69.7% 81% 94.6% 93.8% 95.3%
59 76.6% 71.2% 82% 95% 94.4% 95.7%
58 77.8% 72.6% 83% 95.5% 94.8% 96.1%
57 78.9% 74% 83.8% 95.9% 95.3% 96.5%
56 80% 75.2% 84.7% 96.2% 95.7% 96.8%
55 81% 76.5% 85.5% 96.5% 96% 97.1%
54 81.9% 77.6% 86.2% 96.8% 96.3% 97.3%
53 82.8% 78.7% 86.9% 97.1% 96.6% 97.5%
52 83.7% 79.8% 87.5% 97.3% 96.9% 97.7%
51 84.5% 80.7% 88.1% 97.5% 97.1% 97.9%
50 85.2% 81.7% 88.7% 97.7% 97.3% 98.1%
49 85.9% 82.5% 89.2% 97.9% 97.5% 98.2%
48 86.6% 83.3% 89.7% 98% 97.7% 98.4%
47 87.2% 84.1% 90.1% 98.1% 97.8% 98.5%
46 87.7% 84.8% 90.5% 98.3% 97.9% 98.6%
45 88.3% 85.5% 90.9% 98.4% 98.1% 98.7%
44 88.8% 86.1% 91.3% 98.5% 98.2% 98.8%
43 89.2% 86.7% 91.6% 98.6% 98.3% 98.9%
42 89.7% 87.3% 92% 98.7% 98.4% 98.9%
41 90.1% 87.8% 92.3% 98.7% 98.5% 99%
40 90.5% 88.3% 92.5% 98.8% 98.6% 99%
39 90.8% 88.8% 92.8% 98.9% 98.6% 99.1%
38 91.2% 89.3% 93.1% 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
37 91.5% 89.7% 93.3% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
36 91.8% 90.1% 93.5% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
35 92.1% 90.5% 93.7% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
34 92.4% 90.8% 93.9% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
33 92.6% 91.1% 94.1% 99.1% 99% 99.3%
32 92.9% 91.5% 94.3% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
31 93.1% 91.8% 94.4% 99.2% 99.1% 99.4%
30 93.3% 92.1% 94.6% 99.3% 99.1% 99.4%
29 93.5% 92.3% 94.7% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
28 93.7% 92.6% 94.9% 99.3% 99.2% 99.5%
27 93.9% 92.9% 95% 99.4% 99.2% 99.5%
26 94.1% 93.1% 95.1% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
25 94.3% 93.3% 95.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
24 94.5% 93.6% 95.4% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
23 94.6% 93.8% 95.5% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
22 94.8% 94% 95.6% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
21 94.9% 94.2% 95.7% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
20 95.1% 94.4% 95.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
19 95.2% 94.6% 95.9% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
18 95.3% 94.7% 96% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
17 95.4% 94.9% 96% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
16 95.5% 95% 96.1% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
15 95.6% 95.1% 96.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
14 95.7% 95.2% 96.2% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
13 95.8% 95.2% 96.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
12 95.8% 95.3% 96.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
11 95.9% 95.4% 96.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
10 95.9% 95.4% 96.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
9 96% 95.5% 96.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
8 96.1% 95.6% 96.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
7 96.1% 95.7% 96.6% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
6 96.2% 95.8% 96.7% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
5 96.3% 95.9% 96.8% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
4 96.5% 96% 96.9% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
3 96.6% 96.2% 97% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
2 96.9% 96.5% 97.3% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
1 97.2% 96.9% 97.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 75.4% of newborns in Malawi and 94.6% in the Netherlands are expected to live past 60, 57.7% and 86.8% past 70, 30.6% and 68.9% past 80, and only 6.79% and 29.6% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Malawi
Male

Female
Netherlands
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Malawi Netherlands
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 35.9% 38.2% 35.3% 38.8% 40.4% 38.4%
99 34.4% 36.8% 33.8% 36.2% 38% 35.7%
98 32.6% 35.1% 31.9% 33.6% 35.6% 33%
97 31.2% 33.7% 30.4% 31% 33.1% 30.3%
96 29.7% 32.3% 28.8% 28.4% 30.7% 27.6%
95 28.1% 30.8% 27.2% 25.8% 28.2% 24.9%
94 26.3% 29.1% 25.4% 23.5% 25.9% 22.5%
93 24.7% 27.5% 23.7% 21.3% 23.7% 20.2%
92 23.3% 26% 22.2% 19.2% 21.5% 18%
91 21.6% 24.4% 20.5% 17.2% 19.4% 16%
90 20.6% 23.3% 19.5% 15.3% 17.5% 14%
89 19% 21.7% 17.8% 13.5% 15.6% 12.2%
88 17.8% 20.5% 16.6% 11.9% 13.9% 10.7%
87 16.6% 19.2% 15.3% 10.5% 12.3% 9.32%
86 15.4% 18% 14.2% 9.28% 11% 8.09%
85 14.3% 16.7% 13.1% 8.09% 9.65% 6.94%
84 13.3% 15.6% 12% 7.02% 8.41% 5.95%
83 12.1% 14.4% 10.9% 6.12% 7.34% 5.15%
82 11.1% 13.3% 9.93% 5.37% 6.46% 4.48%
81 10.1% 12.1% 8.87% 4.72% 5.71% 3.88%
80 9.44% 11.4% 8.27% 4.14% 5.04% 3.36%
79 8.65% 10.4% 7.55% 3.61% 4.39% 2.92%
78 8.01% 9.69% 6.95% 3.16% 3.82% 2.57%
77 7.31% 8.88% 6.31% 2.81% 3.38% 2.28%
76 6.76% 8.21% 5.8% 2.52% 3.04% 2.04%
75 6.27% 7.59% 5.34% 2.27% 2.76% 1.82%
74 5.75% 6.98% 4.86% 2.03% 2.47% 1.62%
73 5.28% 6.42% 4.43% 1.82% 2.21% 1.46%
72 4.86% 5.92% 4.05% 1.66% 2% 1.33%
71 4.4% 5.38% 3.63% 1.51% 1.81% 1.22%
70 4.11% 5.03% 3.39% 1.36% 1.63% 1.1%
69 3.72% 4.59% 3.03% 1.23% 1.47% 0.99%
68 3.43% 4.25% 2.78% 1.12% 1.33% 0.91%
67 3.15% 3.93% 2.54% 1.03% 1.21% 0.84%
66 2.9% 3.64% 2.33% 0.95% 1.12% 0.78%
65 2.7% 3.4% 2.17% 0.87% 1.02% 0.72%
64 2.47% 3.15% 1.97% 0.79% 0.93% 0.66%
63 2.27% 2.92% 1.8% 0.73% 0.84% 0.62%
62 2.09% 2.7% 1.65% 0.67% 0.77% 0.58%
61 1.9% 2.48% 1.49% 0.61% 0.7% 0.53%
60 1.77% 2.32% 1.39% 0.55% 0.63% 0.47%
59 1.62% 2.12% 1.25% 0.5% 0.57% 0.43%
58 1.5% 1.97% 1.15% 0.45% 0.51% 0.39%
57 1.4% 1.83% 1.06% 0.4% 0.45% 0.35%
56 1.31% 1.7% 0.98% 0.36% 0.4% 0.32%
55 1.23% 1.59% 0.91% 0.33% 0.37% 0.29%
54 1.16% 1.49% 0.85% 0.3% 0.33% 0.26%
53 1.09% 1.39% 0.79% 0.26% 0.29% 0.23%
52 1.02% 1.3% 0.74% 0.24% 0.26% 0.21%
51 0.94% 1.21% 0.67% 0.21% 0.24% 0.19%
50 0.89% 1.14% 0.63% 0.19% 0.21% 0.17%
49 0.82% 1.05% 0.58% 0.17% 0.19% 0.15%
48 0.76% 0.98% 0.54% 0.15% 0.17% 0.13%
47 0.7% 0.91% 0.5% 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
46 0.65% 0.84% 0.46% 0.13% 0.14% 0.11%
45 0.6% 0.79% 0.43% 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
44 0.56% 0.74% 0.4% 0.1% 0.12% 0.09%
43 0.52% 0.69% 0.37% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
42 0.49% 0.65% 0.35% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
41 0.45% 0.6% 0.33% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
40 0.43% 0.57% 0.31% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
39 0.4% 0.53% 0.29% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
38 0.38% 0.5% 0.27% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
37 0.35% 0.47% 0.25% 0.05% 0.07% 0.04%
36 0.33% 0.44% 0.23% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
35 0.31% 0.42% 0.22% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
34 0.29% 0.39% 0.21% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
33 0.28% 0.37% 0.19% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
32 0.26% 0.35% 0.18% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
31 0.25% 0.33% 0.17% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
30 0.24% 0.32% 0.16% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
29 0.23% 0.3% 0.15% 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%
28 0.22% 0.29% 0.15% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
27 0.21% 0.27% 0.14% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
26 0.2% 0.26% 0.13% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
25 0.19% 0.25% 0.13% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
24 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
23 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
22 0.17% 0.23% 0.11% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
21 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
20 0.15% 0.2% 0.1% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
19 0.14% 0.19% 0.1% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
18 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
17 0.11% 0.15% 0.08% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
16 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
15 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.01% 0.01% 0.008%
14 0.07% 0.09% 0.06% 0.008% 0.01% 0.006%
13 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.007% 0.008% 0.005%
12 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.006% 0.007% 0.004%
11 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.005% 0.006% 0.004%
10 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
9 0.07% 0.07% 0.06% 0.004% 0.004% 0.005%
8 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.005% 0.004% 0.005%
7 0.08% 0.09% 0.07% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
6 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
5 0.1% 0.11% 0.09% 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
4 0.13% 0.14% 0.12% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
3 0.17% 0.19% 0.16% 0.008% 0.009% 0.006%
2 0.25% 0.27% 0.22% 0.008% 0.009% 0.007%
1 0.39% 0.42% 0.36% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
0 2.76% 3.13% 2.38% 0.29% 0.31% 0.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/malawi/netherlands | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Malawi compared to the Netherlands, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 2.76% in the birth year in Malawi and 0.29% in the Netherlands, 0.24% vs 0.03% at age 30, 1.77% vs 0.55% at 60, and 9.44% vs 4.14% at 80.

Death rate by age in Malawi vs Netherlands

Malawi
Male

Female
Netherlands
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Malawi Netherlands
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 34.7 0.008 71 410 154.8 620
99 145.2 62.6 229.1 890 562 1,179
98 204.3 91.9 318 1,243 816 1,626
97 283.6 133.3 435 1,663 1,138 2,143
96 384 188.4 580 2,125 1,518 2,691
95 505 259.5 751 2,609 1,946 3,240
94 643 345 939 3,101 2,413 3,768
93 802 451 1,153 3,571 2,892 4,245
92 983 576 1,387 3,981 3,342 4,628
91 1,166 714 1,612 4,298 3,741 4,877
90 1,399 890 1,900 4,512 4,083 4,973
89 1,594 1,061 2,117 4,614 4,329 4,942
88 1,819 1,259 2,365 4,624 4,459 4,834
87 2,026 1,457 2,578 4,562 4,513 4,655
86 2,231 1,664 2,778 4,435 4,520 4,394
85 2,412 1,861 2,944 4,208 4,401 4,050
84 2,577 2,061 3,073 3,925 4,187 3,690
83 2,684 2,217 3,131 3,648 3,946 3,372
82 2,777 2,368 3,168 3,381 3,707 3,071
81 2,788 2,455 3,104 3,116 3,480 2,765
80 2,887 2,601 3,158 2,853 3,234 2,477
79 2,894 2,661 3,115 2,581 2,944 2,220
78 2,915 2,734 3,085 2,334 2,666 2,002
77 2,869 2,749 2,989 2,133 2,442 1,823
76 2,847 2,770 2,916 1,965 2,266 1,663
75 2,815 2,769 2,834 1,813 2,113 1,510
74 2,739 2,737 2,711 1,655 1,940 1,366
73 2,655 2,691 2,586 1,511 1,773 1,246
72 2,572 2,639 2,467 1,397 1,636 1,155
71 2,433 2,537 2,293 1,292 1,512 1,071
70 2,371 2,494 2,214 1,182 1,386 978
69 2,226 2,386 2,040 1,078 1,264 890
68 2,127 2,309 1,930 991 1,159 823
67 2,016 2,222 1,808 921 1,072 769
66 1,912 2,137 1,699 859 998 718
65 1,828 2,067 1,615 795 923 666
64 1,716 1,973 1,499 730 844 615
63 1,612 1,883 1,395 676 775 577
62 1,516 1,794 1,300 628 713 543
61 1,405 1,687 1,188 576 651 499
60 1,338 1,616 1,125 523 592 452
59 1,239 1,510 1,025 475 537 412
58 1,171 1,430 958 429 482 375
57 1,102 1,350 887 386 430 342
56 1,048 1,282 833 349 387 312
55 996 1,219 778 319 353 285.5
54 949 1,157 731 288.4 320 256.7
53 900 1,096 684 255.1 284.4 226.2
52 855 1,040 645 230.7 255.3 206.4
51 798 975 592 209.3 230 188.7
50 759 929 563 185.1 204.9 165.3
49 702 865 517 163.5 183.3 143.7
48 655 813 482 148.8 168.1 129.6
47 609 762 446 136.6 154.8 118.3
46 568 716 416 123 140 106
45 533 677 392 111 127 95
44 496 634 365 102.3 117.7 86.7
43 465 598 343 93.9 109 78.5
42 438 566 324 83.9 98.4 69.1
41 408 530 299.9 74.2 86.2 61.9
40 388 506 285.2 66.1 76 56
39 363 474 265.1 60.6 70.2 50.8
38 343 449 249.3 56.6 67 45.8
37 322 423 232 52.7 64.4 40.8
36 304 399 218.8 49.2 60.5 37.6
35 288.1 378 205.9 46.3 55.4 36.9
34 271.5 356 192.6 43.7 51.3 35.9
33 257 337 181.7 41.2 49.6 32.5
32 244.2 320 171.7 38.7 48.5 28.6
31 230.4 302 160.6 36.1 45.9 26.1
30 222 290.7 154.7 34.1 42.2 25.8
29 210.9 276.4 146.2 32.4 39.4 25.2
28 201.9 265 139.1 30.9 39 22.5
27 193.4 254.5 132.5 29.4 39.3 19.4
26 185.6 245.1 126.3 27.9 38.4 17.1
25 178.7 237.2 120.4 26.6 36.8 16.1
24 172.2 229 115.6 25.9 35.4 16.1
23 165.6 221 110.5 25 33.8 15.9
22 158.7 211.8 105.8 23.8 32.4 14.8
21 151 201 101.2 23 31.7 14
20 143.1 189.1 97.4 23.2 31.9 14.2
19 133.8 175.4 92.3 22.3 29.8 14.6
18 123.3 160.2 86.6 20.1 25.6 14.3
17 108.6 137.6 79.6 16.7 20.3 13
16 94.9 117 72.7 13.2 15.7 10.7
15 82 98.8 65.2 10.5 12.6 8.34
14 71.7 85 58.4 8.35 10.2 6.36
13 64.5 75.3 53.7 6.74 8.32 5.08
12 60.4 70.1 50.6 5.68 6.93 4.36
11 59 68.1 49.8 4.98 5.86 4.06
10 59.7 68.2 51.1 4.49 4.63 4.35
9 62.8 71.3 54.1 4.38 3.57 5.24
8 68.3 77.3 59.2 4.54 3.95 5.15
7 76.3 85.7 66.7 4.84 4.97 4.71
6 85.9 95.4 76.4 5.13 5.3 4.94
5 100.2 110 90.4 5.6 5.73 5.45
4 126.8 139.2 114.2 6.71 7.67 5.71
3 168.3 184.6 151.7 7.65 9.36 5.85
2 237.5 258.9 215.8 8.36 9.38 7.28
1 379 404 353 22.9 23.2 22.5
0 2,759 3,129 2,385 291.2 315 266.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/malawi/netherlands | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Malawi, the most common age of death is 78, compared to 88 in the Netherlands. The median age of death is 73.1 in Malawi and 85.5 in the Netherlands, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Malawi and the Netherlands more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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