Lesotho vs Mali: Life expectancy
Lesotho
54.69 years
in 2020
Mali
58.63 years
in 2020
Lesotho rank
159th
Mali rank
158th
Life expectancy over time
- Lesotho
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 58.63 years against 54.69 years in Lesotho, a difference of 3.94 years.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mali ahead.
Lesotho ranks 159th and Mali ranks 158th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 10 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 30.1 years | 25 years | 5.1 years | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 31.3 years | 25 years | 6.3 years | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 31.3 years | 25 years | 6.3 years | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 31.45 years | 25.61 years | 5.84 years | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 33.3 years | 31.2 years | 2.1 years | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 39.75 years | 33.27 years | 6.48 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 44.67 years | 36.52 years | 8.14 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 49.68 years | 38.73 years | 10.95 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 55.04 years | 40.81 years | 14.22 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 58.06 years | 47.22 years | 10.84 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 45.83 years | 52.27 years | 6.44 years | Mali |
| 2010s | 48.35 years | 57.37 years | 9.02 years | Mali |
| 2020s | 54.69 years | 58.63 years | 3.94 years | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Lesotho or Mali?
- Mali, at 58.63 years against 54.69 years in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Lesotho and Mali?
- 3.94 years, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for life expectancy?
- Lesotho ranks 159th 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
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.