Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Mali

Mali: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 59.04 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
59.04 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
59.04 years
in 2023
All-time low
27.77 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Mali, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Mali recorded 59.04 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Mali peaked at 59.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.77 years, in 1950.

Mali ranks 229th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.55 years 27.77 years 29.29 years 10
1960s 30.43 years 29.4 years 31.76 years 10
1970s 35.33 years 32.28 years 38.95 years 10
1980s 42.81 years 39.68 years 45.83 years 10
1990s 47.81 years 46.3 years 49.46 years 10
2000s 52.68 years 50.32 years 54.72 years 10
2010s 56.6 years 55.1 years 58.04 years 10
2020s 58.24 years 57.46 years 59.04 years 4

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 226 Palestine 59.69 years compare
  2. 227 Guinea 59.52 years compare
  3. 228 Benin 59.35 years compare
  4. 230 Burkina Faso 58.92 years compare
  5. 231 Somalia 56.35 years compare
  6. 232 Central African Republic 55.26 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Mali?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Mali was 59.04 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 59.04 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 27.77 years in 1950.
How does Mali rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
Mali ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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