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Life Expectancy in Malaysia vs Zambia (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 77.2 years in Malaysia vs 66.9 in Zambia. Malaysia is ranked 73/197 by life expectancy, and Zambia is 161/197. In Malaysia, the life expectancy is 74.8 years for males and 79.8 years for females. In Zambia, it's 64.4 years for males and 69.3 years for females.

Malaysia vs Zambia life expectancy at birth by year

Malaysia
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Malaysia Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 77.2 74.8 79.8 66.9 64.4 69.3
2025 77 74.6 79.7 66.7 64.3 69.1
2024 76.8 74.4 79.5 66.5 64.1 68.9
2023 76.7 74.3 79.4 66.3 63.9 68.7
2022 75.4 73.1 78.2 65.3 62.8 67.7
2021 73.9 71.5 76.7 62.4 59.8 64.9
2020 76.1 73.7 78.8 63.4 60.7 66
2019 75.9 73.5 78.6 62.9 60.3 65.4
2018 75.7 73.4 78.4 62.1 59.7 64.5
2017 75.5 73.2 78.3 61.6 59.2 63.9
2016 75.4 73 78.1 61.1 58.9 63.3
2015 75.3 72.9 78 60.7 58.5 62.8
2014 75.3 73 78.1 60.1 58.1 62
2013 75.5 73.1 78.1 59.4 57.6 61.2
2012 75.6 73.2 78.2 58.7 57 60.3
2011 75.5 73.1 78.2 57.8 56.2 59.4
2010 75.4 73 78.1 56.9 55.5 58.2
2009 75.3 72.9 78 55.9 54.7 56.9
2008 75.2 72.8 77.8 54.8 53.7 55.9
2007 75 72.6 77.7 53.7 52.9 54.5
2006 74.7 72.3 77.4 52.7 51.9 53.3
2005 74.4 71.9 77.1 51.6 51 52.1
2004 74 71.6 76.8 50.5 49.9 51.1
2003 73.7 71.3 76.5 49.6 48.7 50.4
2002 73.5 71 76.2 48.5 47.7 49.1
2001 73.1 70.6 75.9 47.4 46.6 48.1
2000 72.7 70.2 75.6 46.6 45.8 47.3
1999 72.4 69.8 75.3 45.9 45.1 46.7
1998 72.4 69.8 75.3 45.7 44.8 46.5
1997 72.3 69.7 75.1 45.7 44.7 46.7
1996 72.1 69.6 74.9 45.8 44.7 46.7
1995 72 69.5 74.7 46.1 44.9 47.1
1994 71.9 69.5 74.5 46.3 45.2 47.4
1993 71.7 69.4 74.3 46.7 45.4 47.8
1992 71.5 69.2 74 47 45.7 48.1
1991 71.2 69 73.7 47.4 46.2 48.6
1990 71 68.7 73.4 48.2 46.9 49.4
1989 70.8 68.5 73.2 48.9 47.5 50.2
1988 70.6 68.3 73 49.7 48.2 51.1
1987 70.4 68 72.9 50.4 48.8 51.9
1986 70.1 67.9 72.6 51.1 49.5 52.8
1985 69.9 67.6 72.3 52 50.2 53.7
1984 69.6 67.4 71.9 52.9 51.1 54.6
1983 69.2 67 71.5 53.7 51.9 55.3
1982 68.9 66.7 71.2 54.4 52.5 56.1
1981 68.5 66.3 70.8 55 53.2 56.7
1980 68.1 65.9 70.4 55.5 53.8 57.1
1979 67.6 65.5 69.9 56 54.4 57.7
1978 67.2 65.1 69.4 56.3 54.9 57.8
1977 66.7 64.8 68.8 56.3 54.8 57.7
1976 66.2 64.5 68.1 56.1 54.8 57.4
1975 65.7 64.2 67.3 55.7 54.5 57
1974 65.2 63.7 66.8 55.4 54.2 56.6
1973 64.7 63.3 66.3 54.9 53.7 56.1
1972 64.2 62.8 65.8 54.4 53.1 55.6
1971 63.8 62.4 65.3 53.9 52.7 55.1
1970 63.3 62 64.8 53.4 52.2 54.6
1969 62.9 61.6 64.3 53 51.8 54.2
1968 62.4 61.2 63.8 52.7 51.5 53.9
1967 62 60.9 63.4 52.5 51.3 53.7
1966 61.7 60.5 63 52.3 51.1 53.4
1965 61.1 60 62.4 52.1 50.9 53.2
1964 60.4 59.4 61.6 51.2 49.9 52.5
1963 59.7 58.7 60.8 51.6 50.6 52.6
1962 58.9 57.9 59.9 51.3 50.3 52.4
1961 58 57.1 59.1 51 50 52.1
1960 57.2 56.3 58.2 50.6 49.6 51.7
1959 56.3 55.5 57.2 50.3 49.2 51.4
1958 55.4 54.7 56.3 49.9 48.8 51
1957 54.5 53.9 55.3 49.5 48.4 50.5
1956 53.7 53.1 54.4 49.1 48.1 50.2
1955 52.8 52.3 53.5 48.8 47.7 49.8
1954 52 51.4 52.7 48.4 47.4 49.4
1953 51.1 50.5 51.9 48 47 49
1952 50.1 49.4 51 47.6 46.5 48.6
1951 49.2 48.5 50.1 47.2 46.1 48.2
1950 48.5 47.9 49.2 46.8 45.7 47.9

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 63.9 years in Malaysia and 53 in Zambia. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 13.8 healthy years in Malaysia and 11.3 in Zambia.

Malaysia vs Zambia 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 and Zambia, 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 vs 41.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
78.3 vs 71.9 years

Median expected age of death:
80.1 vs 74.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Malaysia Zambia
Male Female Male Female
40 98.4% 99.2% 96.7% 98.0%
50 94.8% 97.4% 90.8% 94.2%
60 86.8% 92.7% 79.7% 86.5%
65 80.4% 88.5% 70.9% 79.7%
70 71.4% 82.2% 58.6% 69.2%
75 59.9% 72.9% 41.5% 53.0%
80 44.1% 57.3% 23.1% 33.2%
85 28.7% 40.8% 9.3% 15.8%
90 14.7% 23.9% 2.5% 5.3%
95 5.3% 10.5% 0.4% 1.1%
100 1.2% 3.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Malaysia
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Malaysia Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.8 102.5 102.9 101.9 101.8 102
99 101.9 101.6 102 101 100.9 101
98 101.1 100.8 101.2 100.1 99.9 100.1
97 100.2 99.9 100.4 99.2 99 99.2
96 99.4 99.1 99.6 98.3 98.1 98.3
95 98.6 98.3 98.8 97.4 97.2 97.4
94 97.9 97.5 98.1 96.5 96.3 96.6
93 97.1 96.7 97.3 95.6 95.4 95.7
92 96.3 95.9 96.6 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 95.6 95.2 95.9 93.9 93.7 94
90 94.9 94.4 95.2 93.1 92.8 93.2
89 94.2 93.7 94.5 92.2 92 92.4
88 93.5 93 93.8 91.4 91.1 91.6
87 92.8 92.3 93.2 90.6 90.3 90.8
86 92.2 91.6 92.6 89.8 89.5 90
85 91.5 91 92 89 88.7 89.2
84 91 90.4 91.4 88.3 87.9 88.4
83 90.4 89.8 90.9 87.5 87.1 87.7
82 89.8 89.2 90.3 86.8 86.3 87
81 89.2 88.6 89.8 86 85.6 86.3
80 88.7 88 89.2 85.3 84.8 85.6
79 88.1 87.4 88.7 84.7 84.1 85
78 87.5 86.9 88.2 84 83.5 84.3
77 87 86.3 87.7 83.4 82.8 83.7
76 86.5 85.8 87.2 82.8 82.2 83.2
75 86 85.3 86.8 82.2 81.6 82.6
74 85.6 84.8 86.4 81.7 81 82.1
73 85.2 84.4 86 81.1 80.5 81.6
72 84.9 84 85.7 80.6 79.9 81.1
71 84.5 83.6 85.5 80.2 79.4 80.7
70 84.2 83.2 85.2 79.7 79 80.3
69 83.9 82.9 84.9 79.3 78.5 79.9
68 83.6 82.5 84.6 78.9 78.1 79.5
67 83.3 82.1 84.4 78.6 77.7 79.2
66 83 81.8 84.2 78.2 77.3 78.9
65 82.7 81.5 83.9 77.9 77 78.6
64 82.4 81.2 83.7 77.6 76.6 78.3
63 82.2 80.9 83.5 77.3 76.3 78.1
62 81.9 80.6 83.3 77 76 77.8
61 81.7 80.3 83.1 76.8 75.7 77.6
60 81.5 80.1 83 76.5 75.4 77.4
59 81.3 79.8 82.8 76.2 75.1 77.1
58 81.1 79.6 82.7 76 74.9 76.9
57 80.9 79.4 82.5 75.8 74.6 76.7
56 80.7 79.2 82.4 75.6 74.3 76.6
55 80.5 78.9 82.2 75.3 74.1 76.4
54 80.4 78.7 82.1 75.1 73.9 76.2
53 80.2 78.5 82 74.9 73.6 76
52 80.1 78.4 81.9 74.7 73.4 75.9
51 79.9 78.2 81.8 74.6 73.2 75.7
50 79.8 78 81.7 74.4 73 75.6
49 79.7 77.9 81.6 74.2 72.8 75.4
48 79.5 77.8 81.5 74 72.6 75.3
47 79.4 77.6 81.4 73.9 72.4 75.2
46 79.3 77.5 81.3 73.7 72.2 75.1
45 79.2 77.4 81.3 73.6 72.1 74.9
44 79.1 77.3 81.2 73.5 71.9 74.8
43 79.1 77.2 81.2 73.3 71.7 74.7
42 79 77 81.1 73.2 71.6 74.6
41 78.9 77 81 73.1 71.4 74.5
40 78.8 76.9 81 72.9 71.3 74.4
39 78.7 76.8 80.9 72.8 71.2 74.3
38 78.7 76.7 80.9 72.7 71 74.2
37 78.6 76.6 80.9 72.6 70.9 74.2
36 78.6 76.5 80.8 72.5 70.8 74.1
35 78.5 76.5 80.8 72.4 70.7 74
34 78.5 76.4 80.8 72.3 70.5 73.9
33 78.4 76.3 80.7 72.2 70.4 73.8
32 78.4 76.3 80.7 72.1 70.3 73.8
31 78.3 76.2 80.7 72 70.2 73.7
30 78.3 76.2 80.6 71.9 70.1 73.6
29 78.2 76.1 80.6 71.9 70 73.6
28 78.2 76.1 80.6 71.8 69.9 73.5
27 78.2 76 80.6 71.7 69.8 73.5
26 78.1 76 80.5 71.6 69.7 73.4
25 78.1 76 80.5 71.5 69.6 73.3
24 78.1 75.9 80.5 71.4 69.5 73.3
23 78 75.9 80.5 71.4 69.4 73.2
22 78 75.8 80.5 71.3 69.3 73.2
21 78 75.8 80.4 71.2 69.2 73.1
20 77.9 75.7 80.4 71.1 69.1 73
19 77.9 75.6 80.4 71 69 73
18 77.8 75.6 80.4 71 68.9 72.9
17 77.8 75.5 80.4 70.9 68.8 72.9
16 77.8 75.5 80.4 70.9 68.8 72.8
15 77.7 75.4 80.3 70.8 68.7 72.8
14 77.7 75.4 80.3 70.8 68.7 72.7
13 77.7 75.4 80.3 70.7 68.6 72.7
12 77.7 75.4 80.3 70.7 68.6 72.7
11 77.7 75.4 80.3 70.6 68.5 72.6
10 77.7 75.4 80.3 70.6 68.5 72.6
9 77.7 75.3 80.3 70.5 68.4 72.6
8 77.6 75.3 80.3 70.5 68.4 72.5
7 77.6 75.3 80.3 70.4 68.3 72.5
6 77.6 75.3 80.2 70.3 68.2 72.4
5 77.6 75.3 80.2 70.3 68.1 72.3
4 77.6 75.3 80.2 70.1 68 72.2
3 77.6 75.3 80.2 70 67.8 72.1
2 77.6 75.2 80.2 69.7 67.5 71.9
1 77.5 75.2 80.2 69.4 67.1 71.5
0 77.2 74.8 79.8 66.9 64.4 69.3

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 Malaysia can expect to live to 78.3 years compared to 71.9 in Zambia, rising to 82.7 and 77.9 at 65, and to 88.7 and 85.3 at 80 — higher than the 77.2 and 66.9 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Malaysia
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Malaysia Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 2.02% 1.16% 3% 0.08% 0.04% 0.13%
99 2.74% 1.64% 4% 0.14% 0.06% 0.2%
98 3.64% 2.26% 5.22% 0.21% 0.1% 0.32%
97 4.74% 3.05% 6.67% 0.33% 0.16% 0.48%
96 6.06% 4.02% 8.38% 0.5% 0.25% 0.72%
95 7.59% 5.19% 10.3% 0.74% 0.39% 1.05%
94 9.35% 6.58% 12.5% 1.06% 0.57% 1.49%
93 11.3% 8.19% 14.9% 1.49% 0.84% 2.07%
92 13.6% 10% 17.6% 2.06% 1.19% 2.82%
91 16% 12.1% 20.5% 2.77% 1.66% 3.76%
90 18.7% 14.3% 23.6% 3.69% 2.28% 4.93%
89 21.5% 16.8% 26.8% 4.8% 3.06% 6.34%
88 24.5% 19.5% 30.2% 6.15% 4.04% 8.02%
87 27.6% 22.3% 33.6% 7.76% 5.24% 9.97%
86 30.7% 25.2% 37% 9.63% 6.69% 12.2%
85 33.8% 28.1% 40.4% 11.8% 8.4% 14.8%
84 36.9% 31% 43.6% 14.2% 10.4% 17.6%
83 40% 34% 46.9% 16.9% 12.7% 20.7%
82 43.1% 37% 50.1% 19.8% 15.2% 23.9%
81 46.3% 40% 53.3% 22.9% 17.9% 27.4%
80 49.5% 43.1% 56.7% 26.3% 21% 31%
79 52.8% 46.3% 60% 29.7% 24.2% 34.8%
78 56% 49.6% 63.4% 33.3% 27.5% 38.5%
77 59.2% 52.7% 66.5% 36.8% 30.8% 42.3%
76 62.2% 55.7% 69.5% 40.3% 34.2% 45.9%
75 64.9% 58.5% 72.1% 43.8% 37.7% 49.5%
74 67.3% 61.1% 74.4% 47.2% 41% 52.9%
73 69.6% 63.5% 76.4% 50.4% 44.2% 56.2%
72 71.6% 65.7% 78.2% 53.4% 47.4% 59.2%
71 73.4% 67.8% 79.8% 56.3% 50.3% 62%
70 75.2% 69.8% 81.3% 59% 53.1% 64.7%
69 76.9% 71.7% 82.7% 61.4% 55.7% 67%
68 78.5% 73.6% 84% 63.7% 58.2% 69.2%
67 80% 75.4% 85.3% 65.8% 60.4% 71.1%
66 81.5% 77.1% 86.4% 67.7% 62.5% 72.9%
65 82.8% 78.6% 87.5% 69.4% 64.4% 74.5%
64 84% 80.1% 88.5% 71.1% 66.2% 76%
63 85.1% 81.4% 89.3% 72.6% 67.9% 77.3%
62 86.2% 82.6% 90.2% 74% 69.5% 78.6%
61 87.1% 83.8% 90.9% 75.3% 70.9% 79.7%
60 88% 84.9% 91.6% 76.5% 72.3% 80.8%
59 88.9% 85.9% 92.2% 77.7% 73.6% 81.8%
58 89.6% 86.9% 92.8% 78.8% 74.9% 82.7%
57 90.4% 87.8% 93.4% 79.7% 76% 83.6%
56 91.1% 88.7% 93.9% 80.7% 77.1% 84.3%
55 91.7% 89.5% 94.4% 81.5% 78.1% 85.1%
54 92.3% 90.2% 94.8% 82.4% 79.1% 85.7%
53 92.9% 90.9% 95.2% 83.1% 80% 86.4%
52 93.4% 91.5% 95.6% 83.9% 80.8% 87%
51 93.9% 92.1% 95.9% 84.5% 81.6% 87.5%
50 94.3% 92.6% 96.2% 85.2% 82.4% 88%
49 94.7% 93.1% 96.5% 85.8% 83.1% 88.5%
48 95% 93.6% 96.7% 86.3% 83.8% 88.9%
47 95.3% 94% 96.9% 86.8% 84.4% 89.3%
46 95.6% 94.4% 97.1% 87.3% 84.9% 89.7%
45 95.9% 94.7% 97.3% 87.8% 85.5% 90.1%
44 96.2% 95% 97.5% 88.2% 86% 90.4%
43 96.4% 95.4% 97.6% 88.6% 86.5% 90.7%
42 96.6% 95.6% 97.8% 88.9% 86.9% 91%
41 96.8% 95.9% 97.9% 89.3% 87.3% 91.3%
40 97% 96.1% 98% 89.6% 87.7% 91.5%
39 97.2% 96.4% 98.2% 89.9% 88.1% 91.8%
38 97.4% 96.6% 98.3% 90.2% 88.5% 92%
37 97.5% 96.8% 98.3% 90.5% 88.8% 92.2%
36 97.6% 96.9% 98.4% 90.8% 89.1% 92.4%
35 97.8% 97.1% 98.5% 91% 89.4% 92.6%
34 97.9% 97.3% 98.6% 91.3% 89.7% 92.8%
33 98% 97.4% 98.7% 91.5% 90% 93%
32 98.1% 97.5% 98.7% 91.7% 90.3% 93.1%
31 98.2% 97.6% 98.8% 91.9% 90.5% 93.3%
30 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 92.1% 90.8% 93.4%
29 98.3% 97.9% 98.9% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
28 98.4% 98% 98.9% 92.5% 91.2% 93.7%
27 98.5% 98% 99% 92.6% 91.4% 93.8%
26 98.5% 98.1% 99% 92.8% 91.7% 93.9%
25 98.6% 98.2% 99% 93% 91.9% 94.1%
24 98.7% 98.3% 99.1% 93.1% 92.1% 94.2%
23 98.7% 98.4% 99.1% 93.3% 92.3% 94.3%
22 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 93.4% 92.5% 94.4%
21 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 93.6% 92.7% 94.5%
20 98.9% 98.7% 99.2% 93.7% 92.9% 94.6%
19 99% 98.8% 99.2% 93.9% 93% 94.7%
18 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 94% 93.2% 94.8%
17 99.1% 99% 99.3% 94.1% 93.3% 94.9%
16 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 94.2% 93.4% 95%
15 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 94.3% 93.6% 95%
14 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 94.4% 93.6% 95.1%
13 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 94.4% 93.7% 95.2%
12 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 94.5% 93.8% 95.2%
11 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 94.6% 93.9% 95.3%
10 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 94.6% 94% 95.3%
9 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 94.7% 94.1% 95.4%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 94.8% 94.1% 95.5%
7 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 94.9% 94.2% 95.5%
6 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 95% 94.4% 95.6%
5 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 95.1% 94.5% 95.7%
4 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 95.3% 94.7% 95.9%
3 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 95.5% 95% 96.1%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 96.4% 96% 96.9%

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. 88% of newborns in Malaysia and 76.5% in Zambia are expected to live past 60, 75.2% and 59% past 70, 49.5% and 26.3% past 80, and only 18.7% and 3.69% 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

Malaysia
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Malaysia Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 27.8% 30.8% 26.5% 39.7% 41.8% 39.1%
99 26.4% 29.2% 25% 38.3% 40.4% 37.6%
98 24.8% 27.5% 23.4% 36.6% 38.7% 35.9%
97 23.2% 25.8% 21.8% 35.2% 37.4% 34.4%
96 21.7% 24.2% 20.4% 33.7% 36.1% 32.9%
95 20.2% 22.6% 18.9% 32.2% 34.6% 31.4%
94 18.8% 21.1% 17.5% 30.5% 32.8% 29.7%
93 17.5% 19.6% 16.2% 28.9% 31.3% 28.1%
92 16.4% 18.3% 15.1% 27.5% 29.8% 26.6%
91 15.3% 17% 14.1% 25.8% 28.2% 24.9%
90 14.3% 15.9% 13.1% 24.9% 27.2% 23.9%
89 13.3% 14.8% 12.1% 23.2% 25.6% 22.1%
88 12.2% 13.7% 11.2% 22% 24.3% 20.9%
87 11.2% 12.5% 10.2% 20.7% 22.9% 19.6%
86 10.2% 11.4% 9.17% 19.4% 21.6% 18.4%
85 9.21% 10.4% 8.27% 18.3% 20.4% 17.2%
84 8.38% 9.46% 7.5% 17.1% 19.2% 16.1%
83 7.71% 8.69% 6.88% 15.9% 17.8% 14.8%
82 7.2% 8.09% 6.44% 14.8% 16.7% 13.7%
81 6.82% 7.63% 6.12% 13.5% 15.3% 12.5%
80 6.51% 7.26% 5.87% 12.8% 14.5% 11.9%
79 6.21% 6.9% 5.61% 11.6% 13.2% 10.7%
78 5.83% 6.48% 5.25% 10.6% 12.1% 9.8%
77 5.35% 5.98% 4.78% 9.59% 10.9% 8.8%
76 4.78% 5.4% 4.21% 8.72% 9.95% 7.99%
75 4.18% 4.8% 3.62% 7.93% 9.05% 7.24%
74 3.63% 4.23% 3.08% 7.12% 8.15% 6.47%
73 3.17% 3.75% 2.63% 6.39% 7.34% 5.77%
72 2.81% 3.37% 2.28% 5.74% 6.61% 5.16%
71 2.54% 3.09% 2.03% 5.04% 5.84% 4.49%
70 2.35% 2.87% 1.84% 4.59% 5.31% 4.08%
69 2.2% 2.7% 1.71% 4% 4.67% 3.51%
68 2.06% 2.54% 1.58% 3.57% 4.18% 3.12%
67 1.91% 2.37% 1.47% 3.16% 3.71% 2.73%
66 1.76% 2.18% 1.34% 2.8% 3.3% 2.41%
65 1.6% 1.99% 1.22% 2.5% 2.94% 2.14%
64 1.45% 1.8% 1.1% 2.28% 2.7% 1.94%
63 1.31% 1.63% 0.99% 2.09% 2.49% 1.77%
62 1.19% 1.49% 0.9% 1.92% 2.29% 1.61%
61 1.1% 1.37% 0.82% 1.74% 2.08% 1.44%
60 1.01% 1.28% 0.75% 1.62% 1.95% 1.35%
59 0.95% 1.2% 0.69% 1.46% 1.77% 1.2%
58 0.88% 1.12% 0.64% 1.35% 1.64% 1.1%
57 0.83% 1.05% 0.6% 1.24% 1.51% 1%
56 0.77% 0.97% 0.55% 1.15% 1.4% 0.93%
55 0.71% 0.9% 0.51% 1.07% 1.31% 0.86%
54 0.65% 0.83% 0.47% 1% 1.22% 0.8%
53 0.59% 0.75% 0.42% 0.93% 1.14% 0.73%
52 0.54% 0.69% 0.38% 0.87% 1.06% 0.69%
51 0.49% 0.63% 0.34% 0.79% 0.97% 0.62%
50 0.45% 0.57% 0.31% 0.75% 0.92% 0.59%
49 0.41% 0.52% 0.28% 0.68% 0.84% 0.53%
48 0.37% 0.48% 0.25% 0.63% 0.78% 0.49%
47 0.34% 0.44% 0.23% 0.59% 0.72% 0.45%
46 0.31% 0.41% 0.21% 0.55% 0.67% 0.42%
45 0.29% 0.38% 0.19% 0.51% 0.63% 0.39%
44 0.27% 0.35% 0.17% 0.48% 0.59% 0.37%
43 0.25% 0.32% 0.16% 0.45% 0.55% 0.34%
42 0.23% 0.3% 0.15% 0.42% 0.52% 0.32%
41 0.21% 0.27% 0.13% 0.39% 0.48% 0.3%
40 0.19% 0.25% 0.12% 0.37% 0.46% 0.28%
39 0.18% 0.23% 0.11% 0.35% 0.43% 0.26%
38 0.16% 0.21% 0.1% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
37 0.15% 0.2% 0.09% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
36 0.14% 0.18% 0.09% 0.29% 0.36% 0.22%
35 0.13% 0.17% 0.08% 0.27% 0.34% 0.2%
34 0.12% 0.16% 0.07% 0.26% 0.32% 0.19%
33 0.11% 0.14% 0.07% 0.24% 0.31% 0.18%
32 0.1% 0.13% 0.06% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
31 0.09% 0.12% 0.06% 0.22% 0.28% 0.16%
30 0.08% 0.11% 0.05% 0.21% 0.27% 0.16%
29 0.08% 0.1% 0.05% 0.2% 0.26% 0.15%
28 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.2% 0.25% 0.14%
27 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
26 0.06% 0.09% 0.04% 0.18% 0.24% 0.13%
25 0.06% 0.09% 0.04% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
24 0.06% 0.09% 0.04% 0.18% 0.23% 0.12%
23 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
22 0.07% 0.1% 0.03% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
21 0.07% 0.1% 0.03% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
20 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.15% 0.2% 0.11%
19 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.14% 0.18% 0.1%
18 0.07% 0.1% 0.03% 0.13% 0.17% 0.1%
17 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
16 0.05% 0.07% 0.02% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
15 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
14 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
13 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
12 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
10 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
9 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
8 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
7 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.18% 0.2% 0.15%
3 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.24% 0.28% 0.21%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.35% 0.41% 0.3%
1 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.58% 0.66% 0.49%
0 0.48% 0.53% 0.42% 3.57% 4% 3.15%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/malaysia/zambia | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.48% in the birth year in Malaysia and 3.57% in Zambia, 0.08% vs 0.21% at age 30, 1.01% vs 1.62% at 60, and 6.51% vs 12.8% at 80.

Death rate by age in Malaysia vs Zambia

Malaysia
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Malaysia Zambia
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 503 283.8 749 0 0 0
99 722 478 999 52.1 25 76.3
98 901 621 1,219 78.4 39.1 113.5
97 1,101 787 1,458 116.4 60.5 166.2
96 1,315 972 1,706 168.4 91.1 236.9
95 1,536 1,174 1,950 237.3 133.6 329
94 1,759 1,387 2,186 323 188.7 442
93 1,983 1,605 2,416 431 261.6 581
92 2,216 1,829 2,655 565 355 750
91 2,448 2,056 2,891 715 468 933
90 2,663 2,278 3,094 917 619 1,180
89 2,851 2,485 3,260 1,113 782 1,403
88 2,999 2,662 3,374 1,353 982 1,679
87 3,089 2,795 3,416 1,602 1,201 1,955
86 3,124 2,876 3,396 1,873 1,448 2,249
85 3,118 2,917 3,338 2,151 1,711 2,544
84 3,096 2,935 3,272 2,432 1,993 2,828
83 3,084 2,953 3,226 2,677 2,256 3,061
82 3,103 2,991 3,224 2,926 2,529 3,293
81 3,155 3,055 3,264 3,095 2,752 3,419
80 3,223 3,131 3,323 3,368 3,043 3,680
79 3,278 3,197 3,365 3,452 3,177 3,724
78 3,267 3,211 3,326 3,543 3,315 3,780
77 3,167 3,152 3,181 3,530 3,372 3,721
76 2,972 3,009 2,928 3,518 3,408 3,670
75 2,715 2,806 2,610 3,474 3,408 3,586
74 2,447 2,586 2,288 3,359 3,344 3,423
73 2,206 2,383 2,007 3,219 3,248 3,241
72 2,011 2,216 1,782 3,069 3,132 3,057
71 1,868 2,094 1,617 2,837 2,940 2,783
70 1,766 2,006 1,499 2,709 2,822 2,641
69 1,688 1,938 1,410 2,458 2,605 2,352
68 1,613 1,868 1,330 2,277 2,432 2,158
67 1,531 1,784 1,250 2,079 2,244 1,945
66 1,435 1,680 1,161 1,894 2,059 1,755
65 1,327 1,562 1,066 1,736 1,896 1,598
64 1,219 1,442 973 1,623 1,790 1,476
63 1,118 1,329 886 1,520 1,690 1,367
62 1,029 1,231 809 1,424 1,593 1,268
61 955 1,151 743 1,307 1,479 1,148
60 893 1,084 687 1,243 1,409 1,088
59 841 1,027 640 1,137 1,304 978
58 793 974 597 1,064 1,225 909
57 746 920 558 989 1,145 835
56 699 864 519 932 1,083 782
55 650 804 480 874 1,020 728
54 601 744 442 824 966 682
53 552 685 403 773 909 635
52 505 629 365 729 858 597
51 460 577 329 672 796 543
50 420 529 295.8 639 756 516
49 385 486 266.2 587 699 470
48 353 448 240.5 548 654 437
47 325 414 218.7 509 609 403
46 300 384 200.2 476 570 377
45 278.3 356 184.3 450 540 355
44 257.8 331 170.1 421 505 331
43 238.5 307 156.9 396 476 312
42 220.2 284.2 144.3 376 452 295.7
41 203 262.9 132.2 348 421 271.8
40 187 242.8 120.7 334 404 260
39 172.1 224 110.2 311 378 240.8
38 158.6 206.8 100.8 294.2 359 227
37 146.5 191.2 92.5 275.8 339 211.1
36 135.6 176.9 85.4 261.5 322 199.7
35 125.7 163.9 79 248 306 188.3
34 116.3 151.5 73 234.4 290 177.5
33 107.4 139.8 67.4 223 276.8 168.3
32 98.8 128.8 61.9 212.8 265 159.9
31 90.7 118.5 56.7 201.3 251.6 150.3
30 83.3 109.2 51.8 195.5 244.5 146
29 76.6 101.1 47.4 186.9 234.8 138.4
28 71.1 94.5 43.5 180.9 228 133.4
27 66.8 89.6 40.4 175.1 221.9 128
26 63.9 86.6 38 170.6 217.3 123.5
25 62.3 85.6 36.1 166.5 213.3 119.4
24 62.1 86.5 34.8 163.1 209.9 116
23 63.4 89.8 33.9 159 205.5 112.3
22 65.7 94.8 33.3 154.4 199.7 108.8
21 68.5 100.8 32.7 148.7 191.6 105.5
20 70.4 105.7 32 141.8 181.3 102
19 70.2 106.6 30.9 133.6 168.9 97.9
18 66.4 100.8 29.2 124 154.6 93.1
17 59.1 88.8 27 111.9 136.8 86.8
16 49.4 72.4 24.4 100.4 120 80.7
15 39.7 56.2 21.7 88.5 103.9 72.8
14 31.2 42.4 19 79.5 92.7 66.2
13 24.9 32.4 16.8 72.9 84.4 61.3
12 20.6 25.7 15 69.1 79.8 58.4
11 17.8 21.5 13.8 67.9 78.3 57.4
10 16.2 19.2 13.1 69.5 80.4 58.5
9 15.5 18.1 12.8 73.6 85.2 61.8
8 15.5 17.9 13 80.8 93.2 68.2
7 16.2 18.6 13.8 91.9 105.4 78.2
6 17.6 19.8 15.2 107.4 122.3 92.3
5 19.6 21.7 17.3 129.5 146.6 112.1
4 22.1 24 20.1 168.3 191.1 145.2
3 25.3 26.7 23.8 233.1 267.5 198.2
2 29.2 29.8 28.5 337 387 285.6
1 33.9 33.4 34.3 555 635 473
0 476 533 415 3,575 4,001 3,149

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/malaysia/zambia | 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 Malaysia, the most common age of death is 79, compared to 0 in Zambia. The median age of death is 79.8 in Malaysia and 73.1 in Zambia, 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 Malaysia and Zambia 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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