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Life expectancy at birth in Mali

Mali: Life expectancy at birth 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
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Mali, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Mali recorded 60.44 years for life expectancy at birth 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 at birth 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 at birth in Mali, year by year

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 51.99 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 +0.8%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
  2. 228 Benin 60.77 years compare
  3. 229 Guinea 60.74 years compare
  4. 231 Somalia 58.82 years compare
  5. 232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare
  6. 233 Central African Republic 57.41 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Mali?
Life expectancy at birth 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 life expectancy at birth recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 60.44 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 28.73 years in 1950.
How does Mali rank for life expectancy at birth?
Mali ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth 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 Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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