Life expectancy at birth, female in Mali

Mali: Life expectancy at birth, female was 62.15 years in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
62.15 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
210th
of 217 countries
All-time high
62.15 years
in 2024
All-time low
31.59 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Mali, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Mali stood at 62.15 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Mali peaked at 62.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.59 years, in 1960.

Mali ranks 210th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.66 years 31.59 years 34.05 years 10
1970s 37.21 years 34.58 years 40.07 years 10
1980s 44.19 years 40.86 years 46.63 years 10
1990s 48.52 years 46.77 years 50.65 years 10
2000s 53.99 years 50.87 years 56.46 years 10
2010s 58.7 years 56.89 years 60.42 years 10
2020s 61.26 years 60.32 years 62.15 years 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 207 Togo 63.15 years compare
  2. 208 Benin 62.42 years compare
  3. 209 Niger 62.41 years compare
  4. 211 Guinea 62.09 years compare
  5. 212 Somalia 61.55 years compare
  6. 213 South Sudan 60.75 years compare

See the full ranking of 265 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Mali?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Mali was 62.15 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 62.15 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 31.59 years in 1960.
How does Mali rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Mali ranks 210th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.