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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Mali

Mali: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 59.04 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
59.04 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
59.04 years
in 2023
All-time low
27.77 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Mali, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Mali recorded 59.04 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Mali peaked at 59.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.77 years, in 1950.

That places Mali 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Mali, year by year

Year years Change
1950 27.77 years —
1951 27.9 years +0.5%
1952 28.07 years +0.6%
1953 28.39 years +1.2%
1954 28.48 years +0.3%
1955 28.64 years +0.6%
1956 28.83 years +0.7%
1957 28.99 years +0.6%
1958 29.12 years +0.5%
1959 29.29 years +0.6%
1960 29.39 years +0.4%
1961 29.58 years +0.6%
1962 29.72 years +0.5%
1963 29.93 years +0.7%
1964 30.17 years +0.8%
1965 30.44 years +0.9%
1966 30.71 years +0.9%
1967 31.14 years +1.4%
1968 31.46 years +1.0%
1969 31.76 years +1.0%
1970 32.28 years +1.6%
1971 32.7 years +1.3%
1972 33.38 years +2.1%
1973 33.94 years +1.7%
1974 34.63 years +2.0%
1975 35.52 years +2.6%
1976 36.4 years +2.5%
1977 37.29 years +2.5%
1978 38.17 years +2.4%
1979 38.95 years +2.0%
1980 39.68 years +1.9%
1981 40.36 years +1.7%
1982 41.16 years +2.0%
1983 41.96 years +2.0%
1984 42.57 years +1.5%
1985 43.07 years +1.2%
1986 43.86 years +1.8%
1987 44.49 years +1.4%
1988 45.11 years +1.4%
1989 45.83 years +1.6%
1990 46.3 years +1.0%
1991 46.73 years +0.9%
1992 47.05 years +0.7%
1993 47.43 years +0.8%
1994 47.56 years +0.3%
1995 47.89 years +0.7%
1996 48.07 years +0.4%
1997 48.58 years +1.1%
1998 49.01 years +0.9%
1999 49.46 years +0.9%
2000 50.32 years +1.7%
2001 50.91 years +1.2%
2002 51.5 years +1.2%
2003 52.05 years +1.1%
2004 52.55 years +1.0%
2005 53.04 years +0.9%
2006 53.52 years +0.9%
2007 53.93 years +0.8%
2008 54.31 years +0.7%
2009 54.72 years +0.8%
2010 55.1 years +0.7%
2011 55.44 years +0.6%
2012 55.69 years +0.5%
2013 55.98 years +0.5%
2014 56.46 years +0.9%
2015 56.81 years +0.6%
2016 57.28 years +0.8%
2017 57.48 years +0.3%
2018 57.71 years +0.4%
2019 58.05 years +0.6%
2020 57.46 years -1.0%
2021 57.87 years +0.7%
2022 58.6 years +1.3%
2023 59.04 years +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.55 years 27.77 years 29.29 years 10
1960s 30.43 years 29.39 years 31.76 years 10
1970s 35.33 years 32.28 years 38.95 years 10
1980s 42.81 years 39.68 years 45.83 years 10
1990s 47.81 years 46.3 years 49.46 years 10
2000s 52.68 years 50.32 years 54.72 years 10
2010s 56.6 years 55.1 years 58.05 years 10
2020s 58.24 years 57.46 years 59.04 years 4

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 226 Palestine, State of 59.69 years compare
  2. 227 Guinea 59.52 years compare
  3. 228 Benin 59.35 years compare
  4. 230 Burkina Faso 58.92 years compare
  5. 231 Somalia 56.35 years compare
  6. 232 Central African Republic 55.26 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Mali?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Mali was 59.04 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 59.04 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 27.77 years in 1950.
How does Mali rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Mali ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
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
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