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Malaysia life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Malaysia ranks 73/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 74.8 years for males, 79.8 years for females, and 77.2 years for both sexes combined.

Malaysia life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 77.2 74.8 79.8
2025 77 74.6 79.7
2024 76.8 74.4 79.5
2023 76.7 74.3 79.4
2022 75.4 73.1 78.2
2021 73.9 71.5 76.7
2020 76.1 73.7 78.8
2019 75.9 73.5 78.6
2018 75.7 73.4 78.4
2017 75.5 73.2 78.3
2016 75.4 73 78.1
2015 75.3 72.9 78
2014 75.3 73 78.1
2013 75.5 73.1 78.1
2012 75.6 73.2 78.2
2011 75.5 73.1 78.2
2010 75.4 73 78.1
2009 75.3 72.9 78
2008 75.2 72.8 77.8
2007 75 72.6 77.7
2006 74.7 72.3 77.4
2005 74.4 71.9 77.1
2004 74 71.6 76.8
2003 73.7 71.3 76.5
2002 73.5 71 76.2
2001 73.1 70.6 75.9
2000 72.7 70.2 75.6
1999 72.4 69.8 75.3
1998 72.4 69.8 75.3
1997 72.3 69.7 75.1
1996 72.1 69.6 74.9
1995 72 69.5 74.7
1994 71.9 69.5 74.5
1993 71.7 69.4 74.3
1992 71.5 69.2 74
1991 71.2 69 73.7
1990 71 68.7 73.4
1989 70.8 68.5 73.2
1988 70.6 68.3 73
1987 70.4 68 72.9
1986 70.1 67.9 72.6
1985 69.9 67.6 72.3
1984 69.6 67.4 71.9
1983 69.2 67 71.5
1982 68.9 66.7 71.2
1981 68.5 66.3 70.8
1980 68.1 65.9 70.4
1979 67.6 65.5 69.9
1978 67.2 65.1 69.4
1977 66.7 64.8 68.8
1976 66.2 64.5 68.1
1975 65.7 64.2 67.3
1974 65.2 63.7 66.8
1973 64.7 63.3 66.3
1972 64.2 62.8 65.8
1971 63.8 62.4 65.3
1970 63.3 62 64.8
1969 62.9 61.6 64.3
1968 62.4 61.2 63.8
1967 62 60.9 63.4
1966 61.7 60.5 63
1965 61.1 60 62.4
1964 60.4 59.4 61.6
1963 59.7 58.7 60.8
1962 58.9 57.9 59.9
1961 58 57.1 59.1
1960 57.2 56.3 58.2
1959 56.3 55.5 57.2
1958 55.4 54.7 56.3
1957 54.5 53.9 55.3
1956 53.7 53.1 54.4
1955 52.8 52.3 53.5
1954 52 51.4 52.7
1953 51.1 50.5 51.9
1952 50.1 49.4 51
1951 49.2 48.5 50.1
1950 48.5 47.9 49.2

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.

In Malaysia, 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 63 years for men and 65.1 for women, with a combined average of 63.9 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 13.8 healthy years, 13.3 for males and 14.5 for females.

Malaysia 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 Malaysia, 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: 48.3 Years

Mean expected age of death: 78.3 Years

Median expected age of death: 80.1 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 98.7% 98.4% 99.2%
50 95.9% 94.8% 97.4%
60 89.6% 86.8% 92.7%
65 84.3% 80.4% 88.5%
70 76.5% 71.4% 82.2%
75 66.1% 59.9% 72.9%
80 50.4% 44.1% 57.3%
85 34.4% 28.7% 40.8%
90 19.0% 14.7% 23.9%
95 7.7% 5.3% 10.5%
100 2.1% 1.2% 3.0%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 27.8% 30.8% 26.5%
99 26.4% 29.2% 25%
98 24.8% 27.5% 23.4%
97 23.2% 25.8% 21.8%
96 21.7% 24.2% 20.4%
95 20.2% 22.6% 18.9%
94 18.8% 21.1% 17.5%
93 17.5% 19.6% 16.2%
92 16.4% 18.3% 15.1%
91 15.3% 17% 14.1%
90 14.3% 15.9% 13.1%
89 13.3% 14.8% 12.1%
88 12.2% 13.7% 11.2%
87 11.2% 12.5% 10.2%
86 10.2% 11.4% 9.17%
85 9.21% 10.4% 8.27%
84 8.38% 9.46% 7.5%
83 7.71% 8.69% 6.88%
82 7.2% 8.09% 6.44%
81 6.82% 7.63% 6.12%
80 6.51% 7.26% 5.87%
79 6.21% 6.9% 5.61%
78 5.83% 6.48% 5.25%
77 5.35% 5.98% 4.78%
76 4.78% 5.4% 4.21%
75 4.18% 4.8% 3.62%
74 3.63% 4.23% 3.08%
73 3.17% 3.75% 2.63%
72 2.81% 3.37% 2.28%
71 2.54% 3.09% 2.03%
70 2.35% 2.87% 1.84%
69 2.2% 2.7% 1.71%
68 2.06% 2.54% 1.58%
67 1.91% 2.37% 1.47%
66 1.76% 2.18% 1.34%
65 1.6% 1.99% 1.22%
64 1.45% 1.8% 1.1%
63 1.31% 1.63% 0.99%
62 1.19% 1.49% 0.9%
61 1.1% 1.37% 0.82%
60 1.01% 1.28% 0.75%
59 0.95% 1.2% 0.69%
58 0.88% 1.12% 0.64%
57 0.83% 1.05% 0.6%
56 0.77% 0.97% 0.55%
55 0.71% 0.9% 0.51%
54 0.65% 0.83% 0.47%
53 0.59% 0.75% 0.42%
52 0.54% 0.69% 0.38%
51 0.49% 0.63% 0.34%
50 0.45% 0.57% 0.31%
49 0.41% 0.52% 0.28%
48 0.37% 0.48% 0.25%
47 0.34% 0.44% 0.23%
46 0.31% 0.41% 0.21%
45 0.29% 0.38% 0.19%
44 0.27% 0.35% 0.17%
43 0.25% 0.32% 0.16%
42 0.23% 0.3% 0.15%
41 0.21% 0.27% 0.13%
40 0.19% 0.25% 0.12%
39 0.18% 0.23% 0.11%
38 0.16% 0.21% 0.1%
37 0.15% 0.2% 0.09%
36 0.14% 0.18% 0.09%
35 0.13% 0.17% 0.08%
34 0.12% 0.16% 0.07%
33 0.11% 0.14% 0.07%
32 0.1% 0.13% 0.06%
31 0.09% 0.12% 0.06%
30 0.08% 0.11% 0.05%
29 0.08% 0.1% 0.05%
28 0.07% 0.1% 0.04%
27 0.07% 0.09% 0.04%
26 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
25 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
24 0.06% 0.09% 0.04%
23 0.06% 0.09% 0.03%
22 0.07% 0.1% 0.03%
21 0.07% 0.1% 0.03%
20 0.07% 0.11% 0.03%
19 0.07% 0.11% 0.03%
18 0.07% 0.1% 0.03%
17 0.06% 0.09% 0.03%
16 0.05% 0.07% 0.02%
15 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
14 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
13 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
12 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
10 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
9 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
8 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
7 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
3 0.03% 0.03% 0.02%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
0 0.48% 0.53% 0.42%

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

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

In Malaysia, the risk of dying is lowest at age 9 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 0.48% in the birth year, 0.08% at age 30, 1.01% at 60, and 6.51% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Malaysia never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 1,405 years — 934 for males and 3,096 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.8 102.5 102.9
99 101.9 101.6 102
98 101.1 100.8 101.2
97 100.2 99.9 100.4
96 99.4 99.1 99.6
95 98.6 98.3 98.8
94 97.9 97.5 98.1
93 97.1 96.7 97.3
92 96.3 95.9 96.6
91 95.6 95.2 95.9
90 94.9 94.4 95.2
89 94.2 93.7 94.5
88 93.5 93 93.8
87 92.8 92.3 93.2
86 92.2 91.6 92.6
85 91.5 91 92
84 91 90.4 91.4
83 90.4 89.8 90.9
82 89.8 89.2 90.3
81 89.2 88.6 89.8
80 88.7 88 89.2
79 88.1 87.4 88.7
78 87.5 86.9 88.2
77 87 86.3 87.7
76 86.5 85.8 87.2
75 86 85.3 86.8
74 85.6 84.8 86.4
73 85.2 84.4 86
72 84.9 84 85.7
71 84.5 83.6 85.5
70 84.2 83.2 85.2
69 83.9 82.9 84.9
68 83.6 82.5 84.6
67 83.3 82.1 84.4
66 83 81.8 84.2
65 82.7 81.5 83.9
64 82.4 81.2 83.7
63 82.2 80.9 83.5
62 81.9 80.6 83.3
61 81.7 80.3 83.1
60 81.5 80.1 83
59 81.3 79.8 82.8
58 81.1 79.6 82.7
57 80.9 79.4 82.5
56 80.7 79.2 82.4
55 80.5 78.9 82.2
54 80.4 78.7 82.1
53 80.2 78.5 82
52 80.1 78.4 81.9
51 79.9 78.2 81.8
50 79.8 78 81.7
49 79.7 77.9 81.6
48 79.5 77.8 81.5
47 79.4 77.6 81.4
46 79.3 77.5 81.3
45 79.2 77.4 81.3
44 79.1 77.3 81.2
43 79.1 77.2 81.2
42 79 77 81.1
41 78.9 77 81
40 78.8 76.9 81
39 78.7 76.8 80.9
38 78.7 76.7 80.9
37 78.6 76.6 80.9
36 78.6 76.5 80.8
35 78.5 76.5 80.8
34 78.5 76.4 80.8
33 78.4 76.3 80.7
32 78.4 76.3 80.7
31 78.3 76.2 80.7
30 78.3 76.2 80.6
29 78.2 76.1 80.6
28 78.2 76.1 80.6
27 78.2 76 80.6
26 78.1 76 80.5
25 78.1 76 80.5
24 78.1 75.9 80.5
23 78 75.9 80.5
22 78 75.8 80.5
21 78 75.8 80.4
20 77.9 75.7 80.4
19 77.9 75.6 80.4
18 77.8 75.6 80.4
17 77.8 75.5 80.4
16 77.8 75.5 80.4
15 77.7 75.4 80.3
14 77.7 75.4 80.3
13 77.7 75.4 80.3
12 77.7 75.4 80.3
11 77.7 75.4 80.3
10 77.7 75.4 80.3
9 77.7 75.3 80.3
8 77.6 75.3 80.3
7 77.6 75.3 80.3
6 77.6 75.3 80.2
5 77.6 75.3 80.2
4 77.6 75.3 80.2
3 77.6 75.3 80.2
2 77.6 75.2 80.2
1 77.5 75.2 80.2
0 77.2 74.8 79.8

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.

In Malaysia, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 82.7 years, rising to 84.2 at 70, 86 at 75, and 88.7 at 80 — all higher than the 77.2 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 2.02% 1.16% 3%
99 2.74% 1.64% 4%
98 3.64% 2.26% 5.22%
97 4.74% 3.05% 6.67%
96 6.06% 4.02% 8.38%
95 7.59% 5.19% 10.3%
94 9.35% 6.58% 12.5%
93 11.3% 8.19% 14.9%
92 13.6% 10% 17.6%
91 16% 12.1% 20.5%
90 18.7% 14.3% 23.6%
89 21.5% 16.8% 26.8%
88 24.5% 19.5% 30.2%
87 27.6% 22.3% 33.6%
86 30.7% 25.2% 37%
85 33.8% 28.1% 40.4%
84 36.9% 31% 43.6%
83 40% 34% 46.9%
82 43.1% 37% 50.1%
81 46.3% 40% 53.3%
80 49.5% 43.1% 56.7%
79 52.8% 46.3% 60%
78 56% 49.6% 63.4%
77 59.2% 52.7% 66.5%
76 62.2% 55.7% 69.5%
75 64.9% 58.5% 72.1%
74 67.3% 61.1% 74.4%
73 69.6% 63.5% 76.4%
72 71.6% 65.7% 78.2%
71 73.4% 67.8% 79.8%
70 75.2% 69.8% 81.3%
69 76.9% 71.7% 82.7%
68 78.5% 73.6% 84%
67 80% 75.4% 85.3%
66 81.5% 77.1% 86.4%
65 82.8% 78.6% 87.5%
64 84% 80.1% 88.5%
63 85.1% 81.4% 89.3%
62 86.2% 82.6% 90.2%
61 87.1% 83.8% 90.9%
60 88% 84.9% 91.6%
59 88.9% 85.9% 92.2%
58 89.6% 86.9% 92.8%
57 90.4% 87.8% 93.4%
56 91.1% 88.7% 93.9%
55 91.7% 89.5% 94.4%
54 92.3% 90.2% 94.8%
53 92.9% 90.9% 95.2%
52 93.4% 91.5% 95.6%
51 93.9% 92.1% 95.9%
50 94.3% 92.6% 96.2%
49 94.7% 93.1% 96.5%
48 95% 93.6% 96.7%
47 95.3% 94% 96.9%
46 95.6% 94.4% 97.1%
45 95.9% 94.7% 97.3%
44 96.2% 95% 97.5%
43 96.4% 95.4% 97.6%
42 96.6% 95.6% 97.8%
41 96.8% 95.9% 97.9%
40 97% 96.1% 98%
39 97.2% 96.4% 98.2%
38 97.4% 96.6% 98.3%
37 97.5% 96.8% 98.3%
36 97.6% 96.9% 98.4%
35 97.8% 97.1% 98.5%
34 97.9% 97.3% 98.6%
33 98% 97.4% 98.7%
32 98.1% 97.5% 98.7%
31 98.2% 97.6% 98.8%
30 98.3% 97.8% 98.8%
29 98.3% 97.9% 98.9%
28 98.4% 98% 98.9%
27 98.5% 98% 99%
26 98.5% 98.1% 99%
25 98.6% 98.2% 99%
24 98.7% 98.3% 99.1%
23 98.7% 98.4% 99.1%
22 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
21 98.9% 98.6% 99.2%
20 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
19 99% 98.8% 99.2%
18 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
17 99.1% 99% 99.3%
16 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
15 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
14 99.2% 99.2% 99.3%
13 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
12 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
11 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
10 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
9 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
7 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
6 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
4 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%

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. In Malaysia, 88% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 75.2% past 70, 49.5% past 80, 18.7% past 90, and only 2.02% past 100.

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

Compare Malaysia Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Malaysia

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 503 283.8 749
99 722 478 999
98 901 621 1,219
97 1,101 787 1,458
96 1,315 972 1,706
95 1,536 1,174 1,950
94 1,759 1,387 2,186
93 1,983 1,605 2,416
92 2,216 1,829 2,655
91 2,448 2,056 2,891
90 2,663 2,278 3,094
89 2,851 2,485 3,260
88 2,999 2,662 3,374
87 3,089 2,795 3,416
86 3,124 2,876 3,396
85 3,118 2,917 3,338
84 3,096 2,935 3,272
83 3,084 2,953 3,226
82 3,103 2,991 3,224
81 3,155 3,055 3,264
80 3,223 3,131 3,323
79 3,278 3,197 3,365
78 3,267 3,211 3,326
77 3,167 3,152 3,181
76 2,972 3,009 2,928
75 2,715 2,806 2,610
74 2,447 2,586 2,288
73 2,206 2,383 2,007
72 2,011 2,216 1,782
71 1,868 2,094 1,617
70 1,766 2,006 1,499
69 1,688 1,938 1,410
68 1,613 1,868 1,330
67 1,531 1,784 1,250
66 1,435 1,680 1,161
65 1,327 1,562 1,066
64 1,219 1,442 973
63 1,118 1,329 886
62 1,029 1,231 809
61 955 1,151 743
60 893 1,084 687
59 841 1,027 640
58 793 974 597
57 746 920 558
56 699 864 519
55 650 804 480
54 601 744 442
53 552 685 403
52 505 629 365
51 460 577 329
50 420 529 295.8
49 385 486 266.2
48 353 448 240.5
47 325 414 218.7
46 300 384 200.2
45 278.3 356 184.3
44 257.8 331 170.1
43 238.5 307 156.9
42 220.2 284.2 144.3
41 203 262.9 132.2
40 187 242.8 120.7
39 172.1 224 110.2
38 158.6 206.8 100.8
37 146.5 191.2 92.5
36 135.6 176.9 85.4
35 125.7 163.9 79
34 116.3 151.5 73
33 107.4 139.8 67.4
32 98.8 128.8 61.9
31 90.7 118.5 56.7
30 83.3 109.2 51.8
29 76.6 101.1 47.4
28 71.1 94.5 43.5
27 66.8 89.6 40.4
26 63.9 86.6 38
25 62.3 85.6 36.1
24 62.1 86.5 34.8
23 63.4 89.8 33.9
22 65.7 94.8 33.3
21 68.5 100.8 32.7
20 70.4 105.7 32
19 70.2 106.6 30.9
18 66.4 100.8 29.2
17 59.1 88.8 27
16 49.4 72.4 24.4
15 39.7 56.2 21.7
14 31.2 42.4 19
13 24.9 32.4 16.8
12 20.6 25.7 15
11 17.8 21.5 13.8
10 16.2 19.2 13.1
9 15.5 18.1 12.8
8 15.5 17.9 13
7 16.2 18.6 13.8
6 17.6 19.8 15.2
5 19.6 21.7 17.3
4 22.1 24 20.1
3 25.3 26.7 23.8
2 29.2 29.8 28.5
1 33.9 33.4 34.3
0 476 533 415

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

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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 Malaysia, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 79 for both sexes combined, 78 for males, and 87 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 77.9 for men, 82 for women, and 79.8 combined, 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 and reflect Malaysia's demographics more than its death rate.

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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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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