Life expectancy at birth in Mali
Mali: Life expectancy at birth was 61.67 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
61.67
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
164th
of 184 countries
All-time high
61.83
in 2019
All-time low
53.06
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at birth in Mali, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at birth in Mali stood at 61.67.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Mali peaked at 61.83 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.06, in 2000.
That places Mali 164th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.78 | 53.06 | 58.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1 | 58.65 | 61.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.57 | 61.47 | 61.67 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 161 Burkina Faso 62.3 compare
- 162 Angola 62.13 compare
- 163 Cameroon 61.77 compare
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.63 compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea 61.61 compare
More health data for Mali
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 878 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24,194 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 276 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 276 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 196,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 211,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 205,861 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 221,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 216,172 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Mali?
- Life expectancy at birth in Mali was 61.67 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 61.83 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.06 in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Mali ranks 164th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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