Life expectancy in Mali
Mali: Life expectancy was 60.44 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 276 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 276 deaths (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 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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About this data
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.