Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Mali
Mali: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
200th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1952
All-time low
1.01
in 1993
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Mali stood at 1.05.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Mali peaked at 1.08 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1993.
That places Mali 200th 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.07 | — |
| 1951 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.03 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.04 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.03 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.02 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.01 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.01 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.01 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 4 |
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More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 878 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2314 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Mali?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Mali was 1.05 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1952.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1993.
- How does Mali rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Mali ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.