What is life expectancy in Mali?

Life expectancy in Mali was 60.44 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mali?

The highest recorded value was 60.44 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mali?

The lowest recorded value was 28.73 years in 1950.

How does Mali rank for life expectancy?

Mali ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Mali

Name: Life expectancy in Mali
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mali: Life expectancy was 60.44 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

60.44 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

230th

of 236 countries

All-time high

60.44 years

in 2023

All-time low

28.73 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Mali, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Mali is 60.44 years, measured 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 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 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.

Life expectancy in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Mali, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	28.73 years	—
1951	28.91 years	+0.6%
1952	29.14 years	+0.8%
1953	29.39 years	+0.9%
1954	29.51 years	+0.4%
1955	29.69 years	+0.6%
1956	29.85 years	+0.6%
1957	30.06 years	+0.7%
1958	30.19 years	+0.4%
1959	30.34 years	+0.5%
1960	30.46 years	+0.4%
1961	30.64 years	+0.6%
1962	30.83 years	+0.6%
1963	31.02 years	+0.6%
1964	31.23 years	+0.7%
1965	31.53 years	+1.0%
1966	31.79 years	+0.8%
1967	32.2 years	+1.3%
1968	32.57 years	+1.2%
1969	32.87 years	+0.9%
1970	33.4 years	+1.6%
1971	33.8 years	+1.2%
1972	34.51 years	+2.1%
1973	35.09 years	+1.7%
1974	35.75 years	+1.9%
1975	36.48 years	+2.1%
1976	37.2 years	+2.0%
1977	37.99 years	+2.1%
1978	38.76 years	+2.0%
1979	39.51 years	+1.9%
1980	40.27 years	+1.9%
1981	40.98 years	+1.8%
1982	41.8 years	+2.0%
1983	42.75 years	+2.3%
1984	43.4 years	+1.5%
1985	43.92 years	+1.2%
1986	44.62 years	+1.6%
1987	45.23 years	+1.4%
1988	45.72 years	+1.1%
1989	46.24 years	+1.1%
1990	46.54 years	+0.7%
1991	46.89 years	+0.7%
1992	47.24 years	+0.7%
1993	47.59 years	+0.7%
1994	47.91 years	+0.7%
1995	48.29 years	+0.8%
1996	48.5 years	+0.4%
1997	49.09 years	+1.2%
1998	49.59 years	+1.0%
1999	50.06 years	+0.9%
2000	50.6 years	+1.1%
2001	51.3 years	+1.4%
2002	52 years	+1.4%
2003	52.63 years	+1.2%
2004	53.25 years	+1.2%
2005	53.79 years	+1.0%
2006	54.3 years	+1.0%
2007	54.76 years	+0.8%
2008	55.19 years	+0.8%
2009	55.59 years	+0.7%
2010	55.99 years	+0.7%
2011	56.37 years	+0.7%
2012	56.7 years	+0.6%
2013	57.05 years	+0.6%
2014	57.48 years	+0.8%
2015	57.85 years	+0.6%
2016	58.29 years	+0.7%
2017	58.56 years	+0.5%
2018	58.87 years	+0.5%
2019	59.22 years	+0.6%
2020	58.86 years	-0.6%
2021	59.12 years	+0.4%
2022	60.03 years	+1.6%
2023	60.44 years	+0.7%

Mali compared with similar countries

Mali's 60.44 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.65 years, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Mali's 60.44 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Mali?: Life expectancy in Mali was 60.44 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mali?: The highest recorded value was 60.44 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mali?: The lowest recorded value was 28.73 years in 1950.
How does Mali rank for life expectancy?: Mali ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.