Life expectation at birth by sex in Mali
Mali: Life expectation at birth by sex was 61.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
61.9
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
61.9
in 2023
All-time low
29.78
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 61.9 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Mali peaked at 61.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.78, 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.7 | 29.78 | 31.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.66 | 31.59 | 34.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.21 | 34.58 | 40.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.19 | 40.86 | 46.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.52 | 46.77 | 50.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.99 | 50.87 | 56.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7 | 56.89 | 60.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.04 | 60.32 | 61.9 | 4 |
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More population data for Mali
- Population growth rate 0.383 (2100)
- Population density 65.03 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.87 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.383 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 5.51 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 5.51 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 135,533 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 5.51 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 5.61 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 4.84 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Mali?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Mali was 61.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.78 in 1950.
- How does Mali rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Mali ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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