Lesotho vs Mali: Life expectancy at birth, total

Lesotho
57.8 years
in 2024
Mali
60.67 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
211th
Mali rank
209th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 60.67 years against 57.8 years in Lesotho, a difference of 2.88 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 211th and Mali ranks 209th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.