Life Expectancy at Birth in Mali
Mali: Life Expectancy at Birth was 60.67 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Mali, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Mali is 60.67, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Mali peaked at 60.67 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.46, in 1960.
That places Mali 210th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.51 | 30.46 | 32.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.25 | 33.4 | 39.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.49 | 40.27 | 46.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.17 | 46.54 | 50.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.34 | 50.6 | 55.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.64 | 55.99 | 59.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.82 | 58.86 | 60.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 207 Burkina Faso 61.29 compare
- 208 Benin 60.96 compare
- 209 Guinea 60.9 compare
- 211 Somalia 58.97 compare
- 212 Lesotho, Kingdom of 57.8 compare
- 213 South Sudan, Republic of 57.74 compare
More gender data for Mali
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 459,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 471,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 442,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 451,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 428,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 436,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 415,384 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 423,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 402,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 410,923 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Mali?
- Life expectancy at birth in Mali was 60.67 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 60.67 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.46 in 1960.
- How does Mali rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Mali ranks 210th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.