Which has higher life expectancy, Mali or South Sudan?

Mali, at 60.44 against 57.62 in South Sudan as of 2023.

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

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

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali

60.44

in 2023

South Sudan

57.62

in 2023

Mali rank

230th

South Sudan rank

232nd

Mali currently reports 60.44 against 57.62 in South Sudan, a difference of 2.82.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.

Mali ranks 230th and South Sudan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

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

Decade	Mali	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.58	30.49	0.9039	South Sudan
1960s	31.51	27.73	3.78	Mali
1970s	36.25	34.75	1.49	Mali
1980s	43.49	30.66	12.83	Mali
1990s	48.17	30.72	17.45	Mali
2000s	53.34	52.81	0.5331	Mali
2010s	57.64	49.92	7.72	Mali
2020s	59.61	57.38	2.23	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Mali or South Sudan?: Mali, at 60.44 against 57.62 in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Mali and South Sudan?: 2.82, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mali and South Sudan rank globally for life expectancy?: Mali ranks 230th and South Sudan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.