Food supply vs. life expectancy in Mali
Mali: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 60.44 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food supply vs. life expectancy in Mali is 60.44 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Mali peaked at 60.44 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.73 years, in 1950.
Mali ranks 230th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.58 years | 28.73 years | 30.34 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.51 years | 30.46 years | 32.87 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.25 years | 33.4 years | 39.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.49 years | 40.27 years | 46.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.17 years | 46.54 years | 50.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.34 years | 50.6 years | 55.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.64 years | 55.99 years | 59.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.61 years | 58.86 years | 60.44 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
- 228 Benin 60.77 years compare
- 229 Guinea 60.74 years compare
- 231 Somalia 58.82 years compare
- 232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare
- 233 Central African Republic 57.41 years compare
More health data for Mali
- 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)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 334,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 294,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 313,638 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 305,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 324,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 316,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 342,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 350,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Mali?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Mali was 60.44 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 60.44 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.73 years in 1950.
- How does Mali rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Mali ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.