Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Algeria or Mali?

Mali, at 2.86 years against 2.8 years in Algeria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mali?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Algeria vs Mali: Sex gap in life expectancy

Algeria

2.8 years

in 2023

Mali

2.86 years

in 2023

Algeria rank

224th

Mali rank

222nd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Algeria
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 2.86 years against 2.8 years in Algeria, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.

Algeria ranks 224th and Mali ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.08 years	2.15 years	1.94 years	Algeria
1960s	2.29 years	2.23 years	0.055 years	Algeria
1970s	1.52 years	1.89 years	0.3679 years	Mali
1980s	2.45 years	1.38 years	1.08 years	Algeria
1990s	2.7 years	0.7094 years	1.99 years	Algeria
2000s	2.34 years	1.31 years	1.03 years	Algeria
2010s	2.43 years	2.1 years	0.3372 years	Algeria
2020s	2.92 years	2.79 years	0.1232 years	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Algeria or Mali?: Mali, at 2.86 years against 2.8 years in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Algeria and Mali?: 0.06 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mali?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Mali rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Algeria ranks 224th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.