Mali sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 60.7 years of life, 207th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Mali, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 60.7 yrs | 207 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.3 /1,000 | 32 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 8.5 /1,000 | 70 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.6 yrs | 139 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 54.1 /1,000 | 124 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 2.9 yrs | 199 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 84.5 men/100 women | 138 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 47.5 /1,000 | 15 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 367 /100k | 15 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 23.0 % | 47 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 4.2 /100k | 141 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 22.7 /100k | 52 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 5.3 L | 82 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.4 % | 206 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $34 | 181 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,095 | 190 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Mali's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 7th lowest population aged 65+ in the world (2.4 %) and the 11th lowest health spending per capita in the world ($34). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Mali; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.