Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Burkina Faso or Mali?

Mali, at 59.04 years against 58.92 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Male life expectancy at birth

Burkina Faso

58.92 years

in 2023

Mali

59.04 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

230th

Mali rank

229th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 59.04 years against 58.92 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 230th and Mali ranks 229th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1950s	33.34 years	28.55 years	4.8 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	36.41 years	30.43 years	5.98 years	Burkina Faso
1970s	41.01 years	35.33 years	5.68 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	47.16 years	42.81 years	4.35 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	48.42 years	47.81 years	0.6092 years	Burkina Faso
2000s	51.53 years	52.68 years	1.15 years	Mali
2010s	56.8 years	56.6 years	0.2016 years	Burkina Faso
2020s	58.6 years	58.24 years	0.3535 years	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Mali, at 59.04 years against 58.92 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 0.12 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Burkina Faso ranks 230th and Mali ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.