Afghanistan vs Mali: Sex gap in life expectancy
Afghanistan
3.07 years
in 2023
Mali
2.86 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
219th
Mali rank
222nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.07 years against 2.86 years in Mali, a difference of 0.21 years.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 219th and Mali ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.36 years | 2.15 years | 0.7858 years | Mali |
| 1960s | 1.45 years | 2.23 years | 0.7859 years | Mali |
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 1.89 years | 0.0078 years | Mali |
| 1980s | 6.22 years | 1.38 years | 4.84 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 3.89 years | 0.7094 years | 3.18 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3 years | 1.31 years | 1.69 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.35 years | 2.1 years | 2.25 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.9 years | 2.79 years | 2.1 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Afghanistan, at 3.07 years against 2.86 years in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.21 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Afghanistan ranks 219th and Mali ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.