Afghanistan vs Mali: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Afghanistan
2.67 years
in 2023
Mali
2.59 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
220th
Mali rank
223rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.67 years against 2.59 years in Mali, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 220th and Mali ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 years | 2.07 years | 0.7852 years | Mali |
| 1960s | 1.44 years | 2.18 years | 0.744 years | Mali |
| 1970s | 2.09 years | 1.81 years | 0.2819 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.51 years | 1.07 years | 7.44 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.33 years | 0.2149 years | 4.11 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.87 years | 0.9531 years | 1.91 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.14 years | 1.8 years | 2.34 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.66 years | 2.54 years | 2.13 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Afghanistan, at 2.67 years against 2.59 years in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.08 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 at different ages?
- Afghanistan ranks 220th and Mali ranks 223rd 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 at different ages. 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.