What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Burkina Faso and Mali?

0.65 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Remaining life expectancy at different ages

Burkina Faso

61.09 years

in 2023

Mali

60.44 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

227th

Mali rank

230th

Remaining life expectancy at different ages over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 61.09 years against 60.44 years in Mali, a difference of 0.65 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 227th and Mali ranks 230th 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	34.35 years	29.58 years	4.77 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	37.57 years	31.51 years	6.06 years	Burkina Faso
1970s	42.31 years	36.25 years	6.06 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	48.28 years	43.49 years	4.79 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	49.63 years	48.17 years	1.46 years	Burkina Faso
2000s	53.04 years	53.34 years	0.299 years	Mali
2010s	58.47 years	57.64 years	0.8341 years	Burkina Faso
2020s	60.57 years	59.61 years	0.961 years	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Burkina Faso, at 61.09 years against 60.44 years in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 0.65 years, with Burkina Faso 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages?: Burkina Faso ranks 227th and Mali ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.