Life expectancy at birth, female in Mali
Mali: Life expectancy at birth, female was 62.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Mali, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Mali stood at 62.15 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Mali peaked at 62.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.59 years, in 1960.
Mali ranks 208th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 32.66 years | 31.59 years | 34.05 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.21 years | 34.58 years | 40.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.19 years | 40.86 years | 46.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.52 years | 46.77 years | 50.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.99 years | 50.87 years | 56.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7 years | 56.89 years | 60.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.26 years | 60.32 years | 62.15 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Mali?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Mali was 62.15 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 62.15 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.59 years in 1960.
- How does Mali rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Mali ranks 208th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.