Mali vs Niger: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Mali
45.4%
in 2023
Niger
46.5%
in 2023
Mali rank
8th
Niger rank
5th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 46.5% against 45.4% in Mali, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.7% | 48.8% | 1.1% | Niger |
| 1960s | 47.6% | 48.6% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 48.3% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 49.2% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 48.3% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 47.1% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 46.3% | 0.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 46.5% against 45.4% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Mali and Niger?
- 1.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Mali ranks 8th and Niger ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.