MT · 2021 · tps00208
Life expectancy at birth by sex
Malta, 2021
Life expectancy at birth by sex
168.6%
Malta, 2021
▼ 0.2% vs 2020 (169.0%)
Analysis
In 2021, Malta's life expectancy at birth by sex decreased by 0.2% compared to 2020, reaching 168.6%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 165.8%.
Malta ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.1% (from 168.8% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00208, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
101.7%
EU-27: 165.8%
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00208