Sex gap in life expectancy in Mali
Mali: Sex gap in life expectancy was 2.86 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.86 years
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
222nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.92 years
in 2022
All-time low
0.2829 years
in 1993
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Mali stood at 2.86 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Mali peaked at 2.92 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2829 years, in 1993.
That places Mali 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Mali, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.01 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.11 years | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 2.24 years | +6.1% |
| 1953 | 2.08 years | -7.0% |
| 1954 | 2.14 years | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 2.19 years | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 2.13 years | -2.5% |
| 1957 | 2.22 years | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 2.21 years | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 2.16 years | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 2.2 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 2.17 years | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 2.29 years | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 2.25 years | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.2 years | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.25 years | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.22 years | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 2.19 years | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 2.29 years | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 2.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.26 years | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 2.32 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.36 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.31 years | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.98 years | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 1.64 years | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 1.4 years | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 1.19 years | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 1.11 years | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 1.18 years | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.27 years | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 1.31 years | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.59 years | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 1.66 years | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.73 years | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.53 years | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 1.49 years | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.22 years | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7961 years | -34.6% |
| 1990 | 0.47 years | -41.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3045 years | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3651 years | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2829 years | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6886 years | +143.4% |
| 1995 | 0.787 years | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8493 years | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9928 years | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 1.16 years | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 1.19 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.553 years | -53.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7629 years | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9735 years | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 years | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 1.41 years | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 1.51 years | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.57 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.64 years | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.77 years | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.74 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.79 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.87 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.02 years | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 2.17 years | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.07 years | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.02 years | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.19 years | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.35 years | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.85 years | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 2.54 years | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.92 years | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 2.86 years | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.15 years | 2.01 years | 2.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.23 years | 2.17 years | 2.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.89 years | 1.11 years | 2.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 years | 0.7961 years | 1.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7094 years | 0.2829 years | 1.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 years | 0.553 years | 1.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 years | 1.79 years | 2.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 years | 2.54 years | 2.92 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 219 Afghanistan 3.07 years compare
- 220 Nepal 3 years compare
- 221 San Marino 2.89 years compare
- 223 Benin 2.86 years compare
- 224 Algeria 2.8 years compare
- 225 Solomon Islands 2.77 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Mali?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Mali was 2.86 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2829 years in 1993.
- How does Mali rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Mali ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.