Central African Republic vs Mali: Life expectancy

Central African Republic
54.6 years
in 2020
Mali
58.63 years
in 2020
Central African Republic rank
160th
Mali rank
158th

Life expectancy over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Mali
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Mali currently reports 58.63 years against 54.6 years in Central African Republic, a difference of 4.03 years.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mali ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 160th and Mali ranks 158th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Mali Difference Ahead
1870s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1880s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1890s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1900s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1910s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1920s 25 years 25.61 years 0.6107 years Mali
1930s 29 years 31.2 years 2.2 years Mali
1950s 36.5 years 33.27 years 3.23 years Central African Republic
1960s 39.68 years 36.52 years 3.15 years Central African Republic
1970s 43.1 years 38.73 years 4.37 years Central African Republic
1980s 49.01 years 40.81 years 8.2 years Central African Republic
1990s 48.49 years 47.22 years 1.27 years Central African Republic
2000s 45.92 years 52.27 years 6.35 years Mali
2010s 51.02 years 57.37 years 6.35 years Mali
2020s 54.6 years 58.63 years 4.03 years Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Central African Republic or Mali?
Mali, at 58.63 years against 54.6 years in Central African Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Central African Republic and Mali?
4.03 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Central African Republic and Mali rank globally for life expectancy?
Central African Republic ranks 160th and Mali ranks 158th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.