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Life Expectancy in Malawi vs New Zealand (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 67.9 years in Malawi vs 82.5 in New Zealand. Malawi is ranked 152/197 by life expectancy, and New Zealand is 27/197. In Malawi, the life expectancy is 64.6 years for males and 71.1 years for females. In New Zealand, it's 80.9 years for males and 84.1 years for females.

Malawi vs New Zealand life expectancy at birth by year

Malawi
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 67.9 64.6 71.1 82.5 80.9 84.1
2025 67.7 64.4 71 82.4 80.8 84
2024 67.6 64.3 70.8 82.2 80.6 83.9
2023 67.4 64.1 70.6 82.1 80.4 83.8
2022 66 62.7 69.4 81 79.5 82.6
2021 64.8 61.3 68.2 82.3 80.6 84
2020 65.2 61.7 68.8 82.7 80.8 84.5
2019 65 61.6 68.4 81.8 80 83.6
2018 64.5 61 67.9 81.9 80.1 83.6
2017 63.9 60.8 67.1 81.6 79.9 83.3
2016 63.2 60.1 66.2 82 80.2 83.7
2015 62.3 59.4 65.2 81.6 79.9 83.2
2014 61.7 58.8 64.5 81.4 79.6 83.2
2013 60.8 58.1 63.6 81.6 79.8 83.4
2012 59.9 57.3 62.4 81.2 79.3 83
2011 58.9 56.5 61.2 80.8 79 82.6
2010 57.8 55.6 59.9 81.1 79.1 82.9
2009 56.7 54.8 58.6 80.5 78.5 82.5
2008 55.7 53.9 57.4 80.2 78.2 82.2
2007 54.7 53 56.3 80.1 78 82.2
2006 53.7 51.8 55.4 80 77.9 82
2005 52.5 50.6 54.3 80 77.8 82.1
2004 51.1 49.4 52.8 79.4 77.2 81.4
2003 49.6 47.9 51.3 79.1 76.8 81.3
2002 48.2 46.6 49.8 78.9 76.6 81.1
2001 47.2 45.7 48.7 78.7 76.2 81
2000 46.2 44.6 47.8 78.7 76 81.2
1999 45.1 43.5 46.6 77.9 75.4 80.4
1998 44.3 42.8 45.8 78.2 75.5 80.8
1997 44.2 42.8 45.6 77.3 74.6 80
1996 44 42.7 45.3 76.8 74.2 79.3
1995 43.8 42.6 45 76.8 74.1 79.5
1994 43.8 42.6 45 76.9 74.1 79.6
1993 43.6 42.4 44.9 76.5 73.8 79.2
1992 43.6 42.3 45 76.2 73.1 79.3
1991 43.5 42.1 45 76.1 73.3 78.9
1990 43.6 42.1 45.1 75.4 72.5 78.4
1989 43.5 42 45.1 74.9 71.8 78
1988 43.6 42 45.2 74.5 71.4 77.6
1987 43.9 42.2 45.7 74.2 71.3 77.1
1986 44.3 42.5 46.2 74.1 71 77.4
1985 44.6 42.7 46.5 73.9 71 76.8
1984 44.8 42.9 46.8 74.4 71.2 77.7
1983 45 43 46.9 73.8 70.8 76.9
1982 44.8 42.9 46.8 73.7 70.7 76.9
1981 44.7 42.7 46.8 73.6 70.5 76.9
1980 44.3 42.3 46.4 72.9 70 75.8
1979 43.7 41.7 45.7 73.1 69.8 76.5
1978 43 41 45 73 69.8 76.4
1977 42 40.1 43.8 72.1 68.9 75.6
1976 41 39.3 42.7 72.4 69.3 75.7
1975 40.1 38.5 41.6 72.2 69 75.6
1974 39.2 37.7 40.6 71.9 68.9 75.1
1973 38.4 36.9 39.8 71.7 68.4 75.1
1972 37.6 36.2 39 71.8 69 74.7
1971 37.1 35.7 38.5 71.7 68.7 75
1970 36.6 35.1 38.1 71.2 68.2 74.5
1969 36.3 34.8 37.8 71.5 68.4 74.7
1968 36.1 34.5 37.6 71.1 68.1 74.3
1967 35.9 34.3 37.5 71.4 68.4 74.7
1966 35.8 34.3 37.4 71.1 68.1 74.3
1965 35.7 34.2 37.3 71.2 68.3 74.3
1964 35.7 34.1 37.2 71.3 68.5 74.3
1963 35.6 34.1 37.1 71.3 68.5 74.2
1962 35.4 33.9 37 71.2 68.5 74.1
1961 35.2 33.7 36.8 70.9 68.4 73.7
1960 35 33.4 36.6 71.2 68.7 74
1959 34.8 33.2 36.3 70.8 68.3 73.4
1958 34.4 32.8 36.1 70.9 68.4 73.5
1957 34.1 32.4 35.8 70.3 67.7 73
1956 33.8 32.2 35.5 70.7 68.4 73.3
1955 33.6 31.9 35.3 70.5 68.1 73
1954 33.3 31.6 35.1 70.3 68 72.9
1953 33.2 31.4 34.9 70.2 67.9 72.7
1952 33 31.2 34.7 69.4 67.4 71.5
1951 32.8 31.1 34.6 69.1 67 71.4
1950 32.7 30.9 34.4 69.3 67.4 71.2

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 New Zealand. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11.7 healthy years in Malawi and 18.8 in New Zealand.

Malawi vs New Zealand 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 New Zealand, 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 53.4 years

Mean expected age of death:
72.1 vs 83.4 years

Median expected age of death:
74.4 vs 85.9 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Malawi New Zealand
Male Female Male Female
40 96.0% 97.9% 99.1% 99.5%
50 88.7% 93.8% 97.5% 98.4%
60 75.7% 85.6% 93.6% 95.6%
65 66.0% 78.7% 90.3% 93.3%
70 53.9% 69.1% 85.3% 89.7%
75 39.7% 56.2% 77.8% 84.0%
80 24.8% 40.4% 65.9% 74.6%
85 12.1% 23.8% 48.3% 59.2%
90 4.1% 10.3% 26.5% 37.2%
95 0.9% 2.9% 8.7% 14.9%
100 0.1% 0.5% 1.3% 2.8%

Life expectancy by current age

Malawi
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Malawi New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.1 101.9 102.2 102 101.9 102
99 101.2 101 101.3 101.2 101 101.2
98 100.3 100.1 100.4 100.3 100.2 100.4
97 99.4 99.2 99.5 99.5 99.3 99.6
96 98.6 98.4 98.6 98.7 98.5 98.8
95 97.7 97.5 97.8 97.9 97.7 98
94 96.9 96.6 97 97.2 96.9 97.3
93 96 95.8 96.1 96.4 96.2 96.6
92 95.2 94.9 95.3 95.7 95.5 95.9
91 94.4 94.1 94.5 95.1 94.8 95.3
90 93.6 93.2 93.8 94.4 94.1 94.6
89 92.8 92.4 93 93.8 93.4 94.1
88 92.1 91.6 92.2 93.2 92.8 93.5
87 91.3 90.8 91.5 92.7 92.2 93
86 90.6 90.1 90.8 92.1 91.6 92.5
85 89.8 89.3 90.1 91.6 91.1 92
84 89.1 88.5 89.4 91.2 90.6 91.6
83 88.4 87.8 88.8 90.7 90.1 91.2
82 87.8 87.1 88.2 90.3 89.7 90.8
81 87.2 86.4 87.6 89.9 89.3 90.4
80 86.5 85.8 87 89.5 88.9 90.1
79 85.9 85.1 86.4 89.2 88.5 89.8
78 85.3 84.5 85.9 88.8 88.1 89.5
77 84.8 83.8 85.3 88.5 87.8 89.2
76 84.2 83.2 84.8 88.2 87.4 89
75 83.6 82.7 84.3 88 87.1 88.7
74 83.1 82.1 83.9 87.7 86.9 88.5
73 82.6 81.5 83.4 87.5 86.6 88.3
72 82.1 81 83 87.2 86.3 88.1
71 81.7 80.5 82.5 87 86.1 87.9
70 81.2 80 82.1 86.8 85.9 87.7
69 80.8 79.5 81.8 86.6 85.6 87.5
68 80.3 79 81.4 86.4 85.4 87.4
67 79.9 78.6 81 86.3 85.2 87.2
66 79.5 78.1 80.7 86.1 85 87.1
65 79.2 77.7 80.4 85.9 84.9 86.9
64 78.8 77.3 80 85.8 84.7 86.8
63 78.5 76.9 79.8 85.6 84.5 86.7
62 78.1 76.5 79.5 85.5 84.4 86.6
61 77.8 76.1 79.2 85.4 84.2 86.4
60 77.5 75.8 78.9 85.2 84.1 86.3
59 77.2 75.4 78.7 85.1 83.9 86.2
58 76.9 75.1 78.5 85 83.8 86.1
57 76.7 74.8 78.2 84.9 83.7 86
56 76.4 74.5 78 84.8 83.5 86
55 76.1 74.2 77.8 84.7 83.4 85.9
54 75.9 73.9 77.6 84.6 83.3 85.8
53 75.6 73.6 77.4 84.5 83.2 85.7
52 75.4 73.3 77.3 84.4 83.1 85.6
51 75.2 73 77.1 84.3 83 85.6
50 75 72.8 76.9 84.2 82.9 85.5
49 74.8 72.5 76.7 84.2 82.9 85.4
48 74.6 72.3 76.6 84.1 82.8 85.4
47 74.4 72.1 76.5 84 82.7 85.3
46 74.2 71.9 76.3 84 82.6 85.3
45 74 71.7 76.2 83.9 82.6 85.2
44 73.8 71.5 76.1 83.9 82.5 85.2
43 73.7 71.3 75.9 83.8 82.5 85.1
42 73.5 71.1 75.8 83.8 82.4 85.1
41 73.4 70.9 75.7 83.7 82.4 85.1
40 73.3 70.7 75.6 83.7 82.3 85
39 73.1 70.6 75.5 83.7 82.3 85
38 73 70.4 75.4 83.6 82.2 85
37 72.9 70.2 75.3 83.6 82.2 84.9
36 72.7 70.1 75.2 83.6 82.2 84.9
35 72.6 69.9 75.1 83.5 82.1 84.9
34 72.5 69.8 75 83.5 82.1 84.9
33 72.4 69.7 75 83.5 82 84.8
32 72.3 69.5 74.9 83.4 82 84.8
31 72.2 69.4 74.8 83.4 82 84.8
30 72.1 69.3 74.7 83.4 81.9 84.8
29 72 69.2 74.7 83.3 81.9 84.8
28 71.9 69.1 74.6 83.3 81.8 84.7
27 71.8 68.9 74.5 83.3 81.8 84.7
26 71.7 68.8 74.5 83.2 81.8 84.7
25 71.6 68.7 74.4 83.2 81.7 84.7
24 71.6 68.6 74.3 83.2 81.7 84.7
23 71.5 68.5 74.3 83.2 81.6 84.7
22 71.4 68.4 74.2 83.1 81.6 84.6
21 71.3 68.3 74.2 83.1 81.5 84.6
20 71.2 68.2 74.1 83.1 81.5 84.6
19 71.2 68.1 74.1 83 81.5 84.6
18 71.1 68 74 83 81.4 84.6
17 71 68 74 83 81.4 84.5
16 71 67.9 73.9 83 81.4 84.5
15 70.9 67.8 73.9 82.9 81.4 84.5
14 70.9 67.8 73.9 82.9 81.4 84.5
13 70.9 67.8 73.8 82.9 81.3 84.5
12 70.8 67.7 73.8 82.9 81.3 84.5
11 70.8 67.7 73.8 82.9 81.3 84.5
10 70.7 67.6 73.7 82.9 81.3 84.5
9 70.7 67.6 73.7 82.9 81.3 84.5
8 70.7 67.5 73.6 82.9 81.3 84.5
7 70.6 67.5 73.6 82.9 81.3 84.5
6 70.5 67.4 73.5 82.9 81.3 84.5
5 70.5 67.4 73.5 82.9 81.3 84.5
4 70.4 67.3 73.4 82.9 81.3 84.5
3 70.3 67.1 73.3 82.9 81.3 84.4
2 70.1 67 73.1 82.9 81.3 84.4
1 69.8 66.7 72.9 82.8 81.2 84.4
0 67.9 64.6 71.1 82.5 80.9 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 83.4 in New Zealand, rising to 79.2 and 85.9 at 65, and to 86.5 and 89.5 at 80 — higher than the 67.9 and 82.5 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Malawi
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Malawi New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.28% 0.11% 0.45% 2.07% 1.3% 2.82%
99 0.42% 0.17% 0.68% 3.14% 2.04% 4.22%
98 0.63% 0.26% 1% 4.59% 3.08% 6.08%
97 0.91% 0.4% 1.43% 6.48% 4.48% 8.44%
96 1.29% 0.58% 2.01% 8.84% 6.3% 11.3%
95 1.8% 0.84% 2.76% 11.7% 8.57% 14.7%
94 2.44% 1.19% 3.7% 15% 11.3% 18.6%
93 3.24% 1.64% 4.85% 18.7% 14.5% 22.8%
92 4.23% 2.22% 6.24% 22.7% 18% 27.4%
91 5.39% 2.93% 7.85% 27.1% 21.9% 32.1%
90 6.79% 3.82% 9.75% 31.5% 26.1% 36.9%
89 8.39% 4.88% 11.9% 36.1% 30.4% 41.6%
88 10.2% 6.14% 14.2% 40.6% 34.8% 46.3%
87 12.2% 7.6% 16.8% 44.9% 39.2% 50.7%
86 14.5% 9.26% 19.6% 49.1% 43.4% 54.8%
85 16.9% 11.1% 22.5% 53.1% 47.6% 58.7%
84 19.5% 13.2% 25.6% 56.9% 51.5% 62.3%
83 22.1% 15.4% 28.7% 60.4% 55.2% 65.6%
82 24.9% 17.8% 31.9% 63.6% 58.6% 68.6%
81 27.7% 20.2% 35% 66.7% 61.9% 71.4%
80 30.6% 22.8% 38.2% 69.4% 64.9% 73.9%
79 33.5% 25.5% 41.3% 71.9% 67.6% 76.2%
78 36.4% 28.2% 44.4% 74.2% 70.2% 78.2%
77 39.3% 31% 47.4% 76.3% 72.5% 80.1%
76 42.1% 33.7% 50.3% 78.2% 74.6% 81.7%
75 44.9% 36.5% 53.1% 79.9% 76.6% 83.2%
74 47.7% 39.2% 55.8% 81.5% 78.4% 84.6%
73 50.3% 41.9% 58.4% 83% 80% 85.9%
72 52.9% 44.6% 60.9% 84.3% 81.5% 87%
71 55.3% 47.1% 63.2% 85.4% 82.9% 88%
70 57.7% 49.6% 65.4% 86.5% 84.1% 88.9%
69 59.9% 52% 67.4% 87.5% 85.2% 89.8%
68 62.1% 54.3% 69.4% 88.4% 86.2% 90.5%
67 64.1% 56.5% 71.2% 89.2% 87.2% 91.2%
66 66% 58.7% 72.9% 90% 88.1% 91.9%
65 67.8% 60.7% 74.5% 90.7% 88.9% 92.5%
64 69.5% 62.7% 76% 91.3% 89.7% 93%
63 71.1% 64.6% 77.4% 91.9% 90.4% 93.5%
62 72.7% 66.4% 78.7% 92.5% 91.1% 93.9%
61 74.1% 68.1% 79.9% 93% 91.7% 94.4%
60 75.4% 69.7% 81% 93.5% 92.3% 94.7%
59 76.6% 71.2% 82% 93.9% 92.8% 95.1%
58 77.8% 72.6% 83% 94.4% 93.3% 95.4%
57 78.9% 74% 83.8% 94.7% 93.7% 95.8%
56 80% 75.2% 84.7% 95.1% 94.1% 96.1%
55 81% 76.5% 85.5% 95.4% 94.5% 96.3%
54 81.9% 77.6% 86.2% 95.7% 94.9% 96.6%
53 82.8% 78.7% 86.9% 96% 95.2% 96.8%
52 83.7% 79.8% 87.5% 96.3% 95.5% 97%
51 84.5% 80.7% 88.1% 96.5% 95.8% 97.3%
50 85.2% 81.7% 88.7% 96.7% 96% 97.4%
49 85.9% 82.5% 89.2% 96.9% 96.3% 97.6%
48 86.6% 83.3% 89.7% 97.1% 96.5% 97.8%
47 87.2% 84.1% 90.1% 97.3% 96.7% 97.9%
46 87.7% 84.8% 90.5% 97.4% 96.9% 98%
45 88.3% 85.5% 90.9% 97.6% 97% 98.2%
44 88.8% 86.1% 91.3% 97.7% 97.2% 98.3%
43 89.2% 86.7% 91.6% 97.8% 97.3% 98.4%
42 89.7% 87.3% 92% 97.9% 97.4% 98.4%
41 90.1% 87.8% 92.3% 98% 97.6% 98.5%
40 90.5% 88.3% 92.5% 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
39 90.8% 88.8% 92.8% 98.2% 97.8% 98.6%
38 91.2% 89.3% 93.1% 98.3% 97.9% 98.7%
37 91.5% 89.7% 93.3% 98.3% 98% 98.8%
36 91.8% 90.1% 93.5% 98.4% 98% 98.8%
35 92.1% 90.5% 93.7% 98.5% 98.1% 98.9%
34 92.4% 90.8% 93.9% 98.5% 98.2% 98.9%
33 92.6% 91.1% 94.1% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
32 92.9% 91.5% 94.3% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
31 93.1% 91.8% 94.4% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
30 93.3% 92.1% 94.6% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
29 93.5% 92.3% 94.7% 98.8% 98.6% 99.1%
28 93.7% 92.6% 94.9% 98.9% 98.7% 99.1%
27 93.9% 92.9% 95% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
26 94.1% 93.1% 95.1% 99% 98.8% 99.2%
25 94.3% 93.3% 95.2% 99% 98.9% 99.2%
24 94.5% 93.6% 95.4% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
23 94.6% 93.8% 95.5% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
22 94.8% 94% 95.6% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
21 94.9% 94.2% 95.7% 99.3% 99.2% 99.3%
20 95.1% 94.4% 95.8% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
19 95.2% 94.6% 95.9% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
18 95.3% 94.7% 96% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
17 95.4% 94.9% 96% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
16 95.5% 95% 96.1% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
15 95.6% 95.1% 96.2% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
14 95.7% 95.2% 96.2% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
13 95.8% 95.2% 96.3% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
12 95.8% 95.3% 96.3% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
11 95.9% 95.4% 96.4% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
10 95.9% 95.4% 96.4% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
9 96% 95.5% 96.5% 99.5% 99.5% 99.5%
8 96.1% 95.6% 96.5% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
7 96.1% 95.7% 96.6% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
6 96.2% 95.8% 96.7% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
5 96.3% 95.9% 96.8% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
4 96.5% 96% 96.9% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
3 96.6% 96.2% 97% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
2 96.9% 96.5% 97.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
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 93.5% in New Zealand are expected to live past 60, 57.7% and 86.5% past 70, 30.6% and 69.4% past 80, and only 6.79% and 31.5% 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
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Malawi New Zealand
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 35.9% 38.2% 35.3% 36.6% 38.6% 35.7%
99 34.4% 36.8% 33.8% 34.2% 36.2% 33.2%
98 32.6% 35.1% 31.9% 31.6% 33.7% 30.6%
97 31.2% 33.7% 30.4% 29.1% 31.3% 28%
96 29.7% 32.3% 28.8% 26.7% 28.9% 25.5%
95 28.1% 30.8% 27.2% 24.3% 26.5% 23.1%
94 26.3% 29.1% 25.4% 22% 24.1% 20.8%
93 24.7% 27.5% 23.7% 19.8% 21.9% 18.6%
92 23.3% 26% 22.2% 17.8% 19.7% 16.6%
91 21.6% 24.4% 20.5% 16% 17.8% 14.7%
90 20.6% 23.3% 19.5% 14.2% 15.9% 13%
89 19% 21.7% 17.8% 12.6% 14.2% 11.4%
88 17.8% 20.5% 16.6% 11.1% 12.7% 9.97%
87 16.6% 19.2% 15.3% 9.74% 11.2% 8.68%
86 15.4% 18% 14.2% 8.55% 9.84% 7.56%
85 14.3% 16.7% 13.1% 7.51% 8.68% 6.6%
84 13.3% 15.6% 12% 6.58% 7.6% 5.76%
83 12.1% 14.4% 10.9% 5.81% 6.71% 5.06%
82 11.1% 13.3% 9.93% 5.12% 5.91% 4.44%
81 10.1% 12.1% 8.87% 4.54% 5.26% 3.91%
80 9.44% 11.4% 8.27% 3.97% 4.61% 3.4%
79 8.65% 10.4% 7.55% 3.49% 4.07% 2.97%
78 8.01% 9.69% 6.95% 3.08% 3.61% 2.61%
77 7.31% 8.88% 6.31% 2.74% 3.23% 2.31%
76 6.76% 8.21% 5.8% 2.43% 2.85% 2.03%
75 6.27% 7.59% 5.34% 2.17% 2.55% 1.81%
74 5.75% 6.98% 4.86% 1.94% 2.28% 1.62%
73 5.28% 6.42% 4.43% 1.73% 2.04% 1.45%
72 4.86% 5.92% 4.05% 1.54% 1.82% 1.28%
71 4.4% 5.38% 3.63% 1.38% 1.63% 1.15%
70 4.11% 5.03% 3.39% 1.24% 1.46% 1.04%
69 3.72% 4.59% 3.03% 1.12% 1.32% 0.94%
68 3.43% 4.25% 2.78% 1.02% 1.2% 0.85%
67 3.15% 3.93% 2.54% 0.93% 1.1% 0.77%
66 2.9% 3.64% 2.33% 0.85% 1.02% 0.7%
65 2.7% 3.4% 2.17% 0.77% 0.93% 0.63%
64 2.47% 3.15% 1.97% 0.71% 0.86% 0.58%
63 2.27% 2.92% 1.8% 0.65% 0.79% 0.53%
62 2.09% 2.7% 1.65% 0.6% 0.73% 0.48%
61 1.9% 2.48% 1.49% 0.56% 0.68% 0.44%
60 1.77% 2.32% 1.39% 0.51% 0.62% 0.41%
59 1.62% 2.12% 1.25% 0.47% 0.57% 0.38%
58 1.5% 1.97% 1.15% 0.44% 0.53% 0.35%
57 1.4% 1.83% 1.06% 0.41% 0.48% 0.33%
56 1.31% 1.7% 0.98% 0.38% 0.45% 0.31%
55 1.23% 1.59% 0.91% 0.35% 0.41% 0.29%
54 1.16% 1.49% 0.85% 0.32% 0.38% 0.27%
53 1.09% 1.39% 0.79% 0.29% 0.34% 0.25%
52 1.02% 1.3% 0.74% 0.27% 0.31% 0.23%
51 0.94% 1.21% 0.67% 0.25% 0.29% 0.21%
50 0.89% 1.14% 0.63% 0.23% 0.26% 0.19%
49 0.82% 1.05% 0.58% 0.2% 0.24% 0.17%
48 0.76% 0.98% 0.54% 0.19% 0.22% 0.16%
47 0.7% 0.91% 0.5% 0.17% 0.2% 0.15%
46 0.65% 0.84% 0.46% 0.16% 0.18% 0.13%
45 0.6% 0.79% 0.43% 0.14% 0.17% 0.12%
44 0.56% 0.74% 0.4% 0.13% 0.16% 0.11%
43 0.52% 0.69% 0.37% 0.12% 0.14% 0.09%
42 0.49% 0.65% 0.35% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
41 0.45% 0.6% 0.33% 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
40 0.43% 0.57% 0.31% 0.09% 0.11% 0.07%
39 0.4% 0.53% 0.29% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
38 0.38% 0.5% 0.27% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
37 0.35% 0.47% 0.25% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
36 0.33% 0.44% 0.23% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
35 0.31% 0.42% 0.22% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
34 0.29% 0.39% 0.21% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
33 0.28% 0.37% 0.19% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
32 0.26% 0.35% 0.18% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
31 0.25% 0.33% 0.17% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
30 0.24% 0.32% 0.16% 0.06% 0.07% 0.04%
29 0.23% 0.3% 0.15% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
28 0.22% 0.29% 0.15% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
27 0.21% 0.27% 0.14% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
26 0.2% 0.26% 0.13% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
25 0.19% 0.25% 0.13% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
24 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
23 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
22 0.17% 0.23% 0.11% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
21 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
20 0.15% 0.2% 0.1% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
19 0.14% 0.19% 0.1% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
18 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
17 0.11% 0.15% 0.08% 0.04% 0.05% 0.02%
16 0.1% 0.12% 0.08% 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
15 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
14 0.07% 0.09% 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
13 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
12 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.009% 0.009% 0.008%
11 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
10 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
9 0.07% 0.07% 0.06% 0.006% 0.007% 0.005%
8 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.006% 0.007% 0.006%
7 0.08% 0.09% 0.07% 0.007% 0.007% 0.006%
6 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.007% 0.008% 0.006%
5 0.1% 0.11% 0.09% 0.008% 0.008% 0.007%
4 0.13% 0.14% 0.12% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
3 0.17% 0.19% 0.16% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
2 0.25% 0.27% 0.22% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
1 0.39% 0.42% 0.36% 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
0 2.76% 3.13% 2.38% 0.35% 0.35% 0.35%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/malawi/new-zealand | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 2.76% in the birth year in Malawi and 0.35% in New Zealand, 0.24% vs 0.06% at age 30, 1.77% vs 0.51% at 60, and 9.44% vs 3.97% at 80.

Death rate by age in Malawi vs New Zealand

Malawi
Male

Female
New Zealand
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Malawi New Zealand
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 34.7 0.008 71 591 299 876
99 145.2 62.6 229.1 1,073 738 1,401
98 204.3 91.9 318 1,454 1,038 1,860
97 283.6 133.3 435 1,889 1,402 2,365
96 384 188.4 580 2,360 1,820 2,888
95 505 259.5 751 2,840 2,272 3,397
94 643 345 939 3,298 2,728 3,858
93 802 451 1,153 3,709 3,162 4,247
92 983 576 1,387 4,057 3,557 4,545
91 1,166 714 1,612 4,318 3,893 4,731
90 1,399 890 1,900 4,472 4,148 4,792
89 1,594 1,061 2,117 4,529 4,320 4,746
88 1,819 1,259 2,365 4,500 4,403 4,611
87 2,026 1,457 2,578 4,378 4,377 4,395
86 2,231 1,664 2,778 4,200 4,275 4,141
85 2,412 1,861 2,944 3,993 4,126 3,875
84 2,577 2,061 3,073 3,740 3,909 3,583
83 2,684 2,217 3,131 3,508 3,701 3,316
82 2,777 2,368 3,168 3,258 3,468 3,045
81 2,788 2,455 3,104 3,025 3,256 2,792
80 2,887 2,601 3,158 2,753 2,992 2,514
79 2,894 2,661 3,115 2,511 2,756 2,264
78 2,915 2,734 3,085 2,289 2,536 2,039
77 2,869 2,749 2,989 2,095 2,340 1,846
76 2,847 2,770 2,916 1,897 2,130 1,662
75 2,815 2,769 2,834 1,732 1,952 1,510
74 2,739 2,737 2,711 1,579 1,787 1,371
73 2,655 2,691 2,586 1,435 1,631 1,241
72 2,572 2,639 2,467 1,298 1,481 1,117
71 2,433 2,537 2,293 1,182 1,353 1,015
70 2,371 2,494 2,214 1,071 1,224 922
69 2,226 2,386 2,040 981 1,122 845
68 2,127 2,309 1,930 902 1,036 772
67 2,016 2,222 1,808 832 962 704
66 1,912 2,137 1,699 768 898 643
65 1,828 2,067 1,615 702 826 583
64 1,716 1,973 1,499 650 768 538
63 1,612 1,883 1,395 600 712 493
62 1,516 1,794 1,300 555 661 452
61 1,405 1,687 1,188 518 620 419
60 1,338 1,616 1,125 478 572 385
59 1,239 1,510 1,025 443 530 360
58 1,171 1,430 958 412 490 337
57 1,102 1,350 887 385 454 317
56 1,048 1,282 833 357 419 297.3
55 996 1,219 778 334 390 279.1
54 949 1,157 731 308 358 258.9
53 900 1,096 684 283 327 239.9
52 855 1,040 645 259 298.4 220.9
51 798 975 592 239.2 275.4 203.8
50 759 929 563 217.7 250.8 185
49 702 865 517 198.7 229 168.7
48 655 813 482 182.2 209.5 155.2
47 609 762 446 167.5 192.3 143.1
46 568 716 416 153.6 176.8 130.6
45 533 677 392 140.1 162.7 117.6
44 496 634 365 128.2 151.1 105.5
43 465 598 343 116.2 139.2 93.4
42 438 566 324 105.2 128 82.6
41 408 530 299.9 96.6 119.1 74.5
40 388 506 285.2 88.3 108.9 67.8
39 363 474 265.1 82.3 100.7 63.9
38 343 449 249.3 77.2 94 60.5
37 322 423 232 74.1 90.9 57.2
36 304 399 218.8 71.2 88.6 53.7
35 288.1 378 205.9 68.8 86.6 50.7
34 271.5 356 192.6 66.3 84.2 47.7
33 257 337 181.7 63.4 81.5 44.4
32 244.2 320 171.7 60.6 78.9 41.3
31 230.4 302 160.6 58 76.1 38.4
30 222 290.7 154.7 54.8 72.5 35.6
29 210.9 276.4 146.2 52.8 70.4 33.9
28 201.9 265 139.1 51.7 69.1 33
27 193.4 254.5 132.5 51.5 69.3 32.4
26 185.6 245.1 126.3 52 71.2 31.5
25 178.7 237.2 120.4 52.7 73.5 30.8
24 172.2 229 115.6 52.6 73.9 30.2
23 165.6 221 110.5 52.1 73.2 29.9
22 158.7 211.8 105.8 51 71.7 29.2
21 151 201 101.2 49.5 69.8 28.4
20 143.1 189.1 97.4 47.4 66.7 27.2
19 133.8 175.4 92.3 45 62.7 26.3
18 123.3 160.2 86.6 40.6 55 25.3
17 108.6 137.6 79.6 35 45 24.3
16 94.9 117 72.7 28.8 34.7 22.6
15 82 98.8 65.2 22.5 25.5 19.3
14 71.7 85 58.4 16.8 18.2 15.3
13 64.5 75.3 53.7 11.9 12.7 11.2
12 60.4 70.1 50.6 8.52 9.13 7.88
11 59 68.1 49.8 6.5 7.19 5.76
10 59.7 68.2 51.1 5.75 6.56 4.89
9 62.8 71.3 54.1 5.95 6.79 5.06
8 68.3 77.3 59.2 6.31 7 5.58
7 76.3 85.7 66.7 6.66 7.2 6.09
6 85.9 95.4 76.4 6.98 7.59 6.34
5 100.2 110 90.4 7.55 8.43 6.62
4 126.8 139.2 114.2 8.67 9.92 7.35
3 168.3 184.6 151.7 11.9 13.8 9.99
2 237.5 258.9 215.8 22 25 18.9
1 379 404 353 54.6 60 49
0 2,759 3,129 2,385 348 350 346

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/malawi/new-zealand | 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 89 in New Zealand. The median age of death is 73.1 in Malawi and 85.8 in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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

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