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Life Expectancy in China vs Mali (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 79 years in China vs 61.1 in Mali. China is ranked 52/197 by life expectancy, and Mali is 191/197. In China, the life expectancy is 76.4 years for males and 81.8 years for females. In Mali, it's 59.7 years for males and 62.6 years for females.

The drop in life expectancy in China in 1959–1961 was caused by mass starvation, disease, and social disruption resulting from the Great Leap Forward’s policy failures, poor agricultural management, and adverse weather, leading to 15–30 million excess deaths.

China vs Mali life expectancy at birth by year

China
Male

Female
Mali
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
China Mali
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 79 76.4 81.8 61.1 59.7 62.6
2025 78.4 75.7 81.2 60.9 59.5 62.4
2024 78 75.2 81 60.7 59.3 62.1
2023 78 75.2 80.9 60.4 59 61.9
2022 78.2 75.5 81.1 60 58.6 61.5
2021 78.1 75.5 80.9 59.1 57.9 60.4
2020 78 75.2 81 58.9 57.5 60.3
2019 77.9 75.3 80.7 59.2 58 60.4
2018 77.7 75 80.6 58.9 57.7 60.1
2017 77.2 74.4 80.3 58.6 57.5 59.7
2016 77.2 74.6 80.1 58.3 57.3 59.3
2015 77 74.4 79.8 57.9 56.8 58.9
2014 76.7 74.1 79.5 57.5 56.5 58.5
2013 76.5 73.9 79.2 57.1 56 58.1
2012 76.2 73.6 79 56.7 55.7 57.7
2011 75.9 73.3 78.6 56.4 55.4 57.3
2010 75.7 73.2 78.3 56 55.1 56.9
2009 75.3 72.8 78 55.6 54.7 56.5
2008 74.8 72.4 77.5 55.2 54.3 56.1
2007 74.8 72.3 77.4 54.8 53.9 55.6
2006 74.4 71.9 77.1 54.3 53.5 55.1
2005 74.1 71.6 76.8 53.8 53 54.5
2004 73.7 71.3 76.4 53.3 52.5 54
2003 73.4 70.9 76 52.6 52 53.2
2002 73 70.6 75.7 52 51.5 52.5
2001 72.7 70.2 75.3 51.3 50.9 51.7
2000 72.3 69.8 74.9 50.6 50.3 50.9
1999 72 69.5 74.5 50.1 49.5 50.7
1998 71.6 69.1 74.2 49.6 49 50.2
1997 71.2 68.7 73.9 49.1 48.6 49.6
1996 70.8 68.3 73.5 48.5 48.1 48.9
1995 70.4 67.9 73 48.3 47.9 48.7
1994 69.8 67.4 72.4 47.9 47.6 48.2
1993 69.5 67.1 72 47.6 47.4 47.7
1992 69.1 66.8 71.5 47.2 47 47.4
1991 68.6 66.3 71 46.9 46.7 47
1990 68.2 65.9 70.6 46.5 46.3 46.8
1989 67.9 65.6 70.4 46.2 45.8 46.6
1988 67.6 65.2 70.1 45.7 45.1 46.3
1987 67.3 64.9 69.7 45.2 44.5 46
1986 66.9 64.6 69.3 44.6 43.9 45.4
1985 66.5 64.2 68.9 43.9 43.1 44.8
1984 66.1 63.9 68.5 43.4 42.6 44.2
1983 65.7 63.5 68.1 42.7 42 43.6
1982 65.2 63 67.6 41.8 41.2 42.5
1981 64.8 62.6 67.1 41 40.4 41.6
1980 64.2 62.1 66.5 40.3 39.7 40.9
1979 63.7 61.5 65.9 39.5 39 40.1
1978 63.1 60.9 65.3 38.8 38.2 39.4
1977 62.5 60.3 64.7 38 37.3 38.7
1976 61.2 59.2 63.3 37.2 36.4 38
1975 61 58.9 63.1 36.5 35.5 37.5
1974 60.2 58.2 62.3 35.7 34.6 36.9
1973 59.5 57.6 61.5 35.1 33.9 36.3
1972 58.6 56.7 60.5 34.5 33.4 35.7
1971 57.7 55.9 59.6 33.8 32.7 35
1970 56.8 54.9 58.8 33.4 32.3 34.6
1969 56 54.1 58 32.9 31.8 34
1968 55.2 53.3 57.2 32.6 31.5 33.7
1967 54.4 52.4 56.5 32.2 31.1 33.3
1966 53.7 51.7 55.8 31.8 30.7 32.9
1965 53 51 55.2 31.5 30.4 32.7
1964 52.3 50.3 54.5 31.2 30.2 32.4
1963 51.7 49.7 53.9 31 29.9 32.2
1962 51 48.9 53.2 30.8 29.7 32
1961 40.2 38.6 41.9 30.6 29.6 31.8
1960 33.4 32.2 34.9 30.5 29.4 31.6
1959 40.2 38.6 42 30.3 29.3 31.5
1958 48.8 47 50.9 30.2 29.1 31.3
1957 48.4 46.6 50.4 30.1 29 31.2
1956 47.8 46 49.8 29.9 28.8 31
1955 47.2 45.5 49.2 29.7 28.6 30.8
1954 46.8 45.1 48.6 29.5 28.5 30.6
1953 45.9 44.4 47.7 29.4 28.4 30.5
1952 45.3 43.7 47.2 29.1 28.1 30.3
1951 44.6 42.9 46.4 28.9 27.9 30
1950 43.8 42.2 45.7 28.7 27.8 29.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 68.6 years in China and 53.6 in Mali. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 16.2 healthy years in China and 12.5 in Mali.

China vs Mali life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in China and Mali, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
50.2 vs 40.2 years

Mean expected age of death:
80.2 vs 70.2 years

Median expected age of death:
82.5 vs 73.1 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
China Mali
Male Female Male Female
40 99.0% 99.4% 95.6% 96.2%
50 96.6% 98.2% 89.0% 91.1%
60 90.8% 95.4% 77.1% 82.4%
65 85.1% 92.5% 67.7% 74.6%
70 76.8% 88.0% 55.4% 63.2%
75 65.1% 80.2% 39.7% 47.2%
80 49.8% 68.1% 22.6% 28.4%
85 30.9% 49.5% 8.8% 11.8%
90 13.6% 27.8% 1.9% 2.9%
95 3.1% 9.5% 0.2% 0.3%
100 0.2% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0%

Life expectancy by current age

China
Male

Female
Mali
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
China Mali
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.7 102 101.4 101.3 101.4
99 101 100.6 101.1 100.4 100.4 100.4
98 100.1 99.6 100.2 99.5 99.4 99.5
97 99.3 98.7 99.4 98.5 98.4 98.6
96 98.4 97.9 98.6 97.6 97.5 97.6
95 97.6 97.1 97.8 96.7 96.6 96.7
94 96.8 96.3 97 95.8 95.7 95.8
93 96 95.5 96.2 94.9 94.8 94.9
92 95.3 94.7 95.5 94 93.9 94
91 94.6 94 94.9 93.1 93 93.2
90 93.9 93.3 94.2 92.3 92.2 92.3
89 93.2 92.6 93.6 91.4 91.3 91.5
88 92.6 91.9 93 90.6 90.5 90.7
87 92 91.3 92.4 89.8 89.7 89.9
86 91.4 90.6 91.8 89.1 88.9 89.2
85 90.8 90 91.3 88.3 88.2 88.4
84 90.2 89.4 90.7 87.6 87.4 87.7
83 89.6 88.8 90.2 86.8 86.7 86.9
82 89.1 88.2 89.8 86.1 86 86.2
81 88.6 87.7 89.3 85.4 85.3 85.5
80 88.1 87.2 88.9 84.8 84.6 84.9
79 87.7 86.7 88.5 84.1 83.9 84.2
78 87.3 86.2 88.2 83.5 83.3 83.6
77 86.9 85.8 87.8 82.9 82.7 83
76 86.5 85.3 87.5 82.3 82.1 82.5
75 86.2 84.9 87.2 81.8 81.5 81.9
74 85.8 84.5 86.9 81.2 81 81.4
73 85.5 84.1 86.7 80.7 80.4 80.9
72 85.2 83.7 86.4 80.2 79.9 80.4
71 84.9 83.4 86.1 79.7 79.5 80
70 84.6 83 85.9 79.3 79 79.6
69 84.3 82.7 85.7 78.9 78.5 79.2
68 84 82.4 85.5 78.5 78.1 78.8
67 83.8 82.1 85.4 78.1 77.7 78.4
66 83.6 81.8 85.2 77.7 77.3 78.1
65 83.3 81.5 85 77.4 76.9 77.8
64 83.1 81.3 84.9 77 76.6 77.4
63 82.9 81 84.7 76.7 76.2 77.1
62 82.7 80.8 84.6 76.4 75.8 76.9
61 82.5 80.6 84.5 76.1 75.5 76.6
60 82.4 80.4 84.3 75.8 75.2 76.3
59 82.2 80.2 84.2 75.5 74.9 76.1
58 82.1 80 84.2 75.2 74.6 75.9
57 82 79.8 84.1 75 74.3 75.7
56 81.8 79.7 84 74.8 74 75.5
55 81.7 79.5 83.9 74.5 73.8 75.3
54 81.6 79.4 83.8 74.3 73.5 75.1
53 81.5 79.2 83.7 74.1 73.2 74.9
52 81.4 79.1 83.7 73.9 73 74.7
51 81.3 79 83.6 73.6 72.8 74.5
50 81.2 78.9 83.5 73.4 72.6 74.3
49 81.1 78.8 83.5 73.3 72.3 74.2
48 81 78.7 83.4 73.1 72.1 74
47 81 78.6 83.4 72.9 71.9 73.9
46 80.9 78.5 83.3 72.7 71.7 73.7
45 80.8 78.4 83.3 72.5 71.5 73.6
44 80.8 78.3 83.2 72.4 71.4 73.4
43 80.7 78.3 83.2 72.2 71.2 73.3
42 80.6 78.2 83.1 72 71 73.1
41 80.6 78.1 83.1 71.9 70.8 73
40 80.5 78.1 83.1 71.7 70.7 72.8
39 80.5 78 83 71.6 70.5 72.7
38 80.5 78 83 71.4 70.3 72.5
37 80.4 77.9 83 71.3 70.2 72.4
36 80.4 77.9 83 71.1 70 72.2
35 80.4 77.8 82.9 71 69.9 72.1
34 80.3 77.8 82.9 70.8 69.7 71.9
33 80.3 77.8 82.9 70.7 69.6 71.8
32 80.2 77.7 82.8 70.5 69.4 71.7
31 80.2 77.7 82.8 70.4 69.3 71.5
30 80.2 77.6 82.8 70.2 69.1 71.4
29 80.1 77.6 82.8 70.1 69 71.2
28 80.1 77.6 82.7 69.9 68.8 71.1
27 80.1 77.5 82.7 69.8 68.7 70.9
26 80 77.5 82.7 69.6 68.5 70.8
25 80 77.4 82.7 69.5 68.4 70.6
24 80 77.4 82.6 69.3 68.2 70.5
23 79.9 77.4 82.6 69.2 68 70.3
22 79.9 77.3 82.6 69 67.9 70.2
21 79.9 77.3 82.6 68.9 67.7 70.1
20 79.8 77.3 82.5 68.7 67.5 69.9
19 79.8 77.2 82.5 68.6 67.4 69.8
18 79.8 77.2 82.5 68.4 67.3 69.7
17 79.8 77.2 82.5 68.3 67.2 69.5
16 79.8 77.2 82.5 68.2 67.1 69.4
15 79.7 77.1 82.4 68.1 67 69.3
14 79.7 77.1 82.4 68 66.9 69.2
13 79.7 77.1 82.4 68 66.8 69.2
12 79.7 77.1 82.4 67.9 66.7 69.1
11 79.7 77 82.4 67.8 66.6 69
10 79.6 77 82.4 67.7 66.6 68.9
9 79.6 77 82.4 67.6 66.5 68.8
8 79.6 77 82.3 67.5 66.4 68.7
7 79.6 77 82.3 67.4 66.3 68.5
6 79.6 76.9 82.3 67.2 66.1 68.4
5 79.6 76.9 82.3 67 65.9 68.1
4 79.5 76.9 82.3 66.7 65.6 67.8
3 79.5 76.9 82.2 66.3 65.2 67.4
2 79.5 76.9 82.2 65.7 64.6 66.8
1 79.5 76.8 82.2 64.9 63.7 66
0 79 76.4 81.8 61.1 59.7 62.6

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in China can expect to live to 80.2 years compared to 70.2 in Mali, rising to 83.3 and 77.4 at 65, and to 88.1 and 84.8 at 80 — higher than the 79 and 61.1 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in China and Mali.

Probability of surviving to a given age

China
Male

Female
Mali
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
China Mali
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.82% 0.19% 1.45% 0.008% 0.004% 0.01%
99 1.33% 0.38% 2.27% 0.02% 0.009% 0.02%
98 2.06% 0.72% 3.42% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04%
97 3.08% 1.24% 4.95% 0.06% 0.04% 0.08%
96 4.43% 2% 6.91% 0.11% 0.07% 0.15%
95 6.17% 3.05% 9.37% 0.19% 0.13% 0.26%
94 8.32% 4.42% 12.3% 0.33% 0.23% 0.44%
93 10.9% 6.13% 15.8% 0.55% 0.4% 0.71%
92 13.7% 8.19% 19.4% 0.89% 0.66% 1.12%
91 16.8% 10.6% 23.3% 1.36% 1.04% 1.69%
90 20.2% 13.3% 27.4% 2.02% 1.58% 2.47%
89 23.8% 16.3% 31.6% 2.88% 2.3% 3.48%
88 27.5% 19.5% 35.8% 3.98% 3.23% 4.73%
87 31.4% 23% 40.2% 5.31% 4.38% 6.26%
86 35.4% 26.6% 44.5% 6.91% 5.78% 8.06%
85 39.4% 30.3% 48.8% 8.77% 7.42% 10.2%
84 43.3% 34.1% 52.9% 10.9% 9.31% 12.5%
83 47.2% 37.9% 56.8% 13.3% 11.4% 15.2%
82 51% 41.7% 60.5% 15.9% 13.8% 18.1%
81 54.5% 45.3% 64% 18.8% 16.4% 21.2%
80 57.8% 48.8% 67.1% 21.7% 19.1% 24.4%
79 60.9% 52.2% 70% 24.8% 21.9% 27.7%
78 63.8% 55.3% 72.5% 27.9% 24.8% 31%
77 66.5% 58.3% 74.9% 31% 27.7% 34.3%
76 69% 61.2% 77% 34% 30.7% 37.5%
75 71.3% 63.9% 79% 37.1% 33.6% 40.7%
74 73.5% 66.4% 80.8% 40% 36.5% 43.7%
73 75.6% 68.9% 82.5% 42.9% 39.2% 46.6%
72 77.5% 71.1% 84% 45.6% 41.9% 49.4%
71 79.3% 73.3% 85.5% 48.2% 44.4% 52%
70 80.9% 75.3% 86.7% 50.6% 46.9% 54.5%
69 82.4% 77.1% 87.8% 52.9% 49.2% 56.7%
68 83.7% 78.8% 88.8% 55% 51.3% 58.8%
67 84.9% 80.4% 89.6% 57% 53.4% 60.8%
66 86.1% 82% 90.5% 58.9% 55.4% 62.6%
65 87.2% 83.4% 91.2% 60.7% 57.2% 64.2%
64 88.3% 84.8% 91.9% 62.3% 59% 65.8%
63 89.2% 86% 92.6% 63.9% 60.7% 67.3%
62 90.1% 87.1% 93.1% 65.4% 62.3% 68.6%
61 90.8% 88.1% 93.6% 66.7% 63.8% 69.8%
60 91.5% 89% 94.1% 68% 65.2% 70.9%
59 92.1% 89.8% 94.5% 69.1% 66.5% 72%
58 92.6% 90.5% 94.8% 70.2% 67.7% 72.9%
57 93.1% 91.2% 95.1% 71.2% 68.8% 73.7%
56 93.5% 91.8% 95.4% 72.2% 69.9% 74.5%
55 94% 92.4% 95.7% 73.1% 70.9% 75.3%
54 94.4% 92.9% 95.9% 73.9% 71.9% 76%
53 94.8% 93.4% 96.2% 74.7% 72.8% 76.7%
52 95.1% 93.9% 96.4% 75.5% 73.7% 77.3%
51 95.4% 94.3% 96.6% 76.2% 74.5% 77.9%
50 95.7% 94.7% 96.8% 76.8% 75.2% 78.5%
49 96% 95.1% 97% 77.4% 75.9% 79%
48 96.2% 95.4% 97.1% 78% 76.6% 79.5%
47 96.4% 95.7% 97.3% 78.6% 77.2% 80%
46 96.6% 95.9% 97.4% 79.1% 77.8% 80.4%
45 96.8% 96.1% 97.5% 79.6% 78.4% 80.8%
44 97% 96.4% 97.6% 80.1% 78.9% 81.3%
43 97.1% 96.6% 97.7% 80.5% 79.5% 81.7%
42 97.3% 96.7% 97.8% 81% 80% 82.1%
41 97.4% 96.9% 97.9% 81.4% 80.4% 82.5%
40 97.5% 97% 98% 81.8% 80.9% 82.8%
39 97.6% 97.2% 98.1% 82.2% 81.3% 83.2%
38 97.7% 97.3% 98.1% 82.6% 81.7% 83.6%
37 97.8% 97.4% 98.2% 83% 82.1% 83.9%
36 97.9% 97.5% 98.3% 83.3% 82.5% 84.3%
35 97.9% 97.6% 98.3% 83.7% 82.8% 84.6%
34 98% 97.7% 98.4% 84% 83.2% 84.9%
33 98.1% 97.8% 98.4% 84.4% 83.5% 85.2%
32 98.2% 97.9% 98.5% 84.7% 83.9% 85.5%
31 98.2% 98% 98.5% 85% 84.2% 85.8%
30 98.3% 98% 98.6% 85.3% 84.6% 86.1%
29 98.4% 98.1% 98.6% 85.6% 84.9% 86.4%
28 98.4% 98.2% 98.7% 86% 85.2% 86.7%
27 98.5% 98.3% 98.7% 86.3% 85.5% 87%
26 98.6% 98.4% 98.8% 86.6% 85.8% 87.3%
25 98.6% 98.4% 98.8% 86.9% 86.1% 87.6%
24 98.7% 98.5% 98.9% 87.2% 86.4% 87.9%
23 98.7% 98.6% 98.9% 87.5% 86.8% 88.2%
22 98.8% 98.7% 99% 87.8% 87.1% 88.4%
21 98.8% 98.7% 99% 88% 87.4% 88.7%
20 98.9% 98.8% 99% 88.3% 87.7% 88.9%
19 98.9% 98.8% 99.1% 88.6% 88% 89.2%
18 99% 98.9% 99.1% 88.8% 88.2% 89.4%
17 99% 98.9% 99.1% 89% 88.4% 89.6%
16 99% 98.9% 99.1% 89.2% 88.6% 89.8%
15 99.1% 99% 99.2% 89.3% 88.7% 89.9%
14 99.1% 99% 99.2% 89.5% 88.9% 90.1%
13 99.1% 99% 99.2% 89.6% 89% 90.2%
12 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 89.7% 89.1% 90.4%
11 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 89.9% 89.2% 90.5%
10 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 90% 89.4% 90.6%
9 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 90.1% 89.5% 90.8%
8 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 90.3% 89.7% 91%
7 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 90.5% 89.9% 91.2%
6 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 90.8% 90.1% 91.4%
5 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 91.1% 90.4% 91.8%
4 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 91.5% 90.8% 92.3%
3 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 92.1% 91.4% 92.9%
2 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 93% 92.3% 93.7%
1 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 94.2% 93.7% 94.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 91.5% of newborns in China and 68% in Mali are expected to live past 60, 80.9% and 50.6% past 70, 57.8% and 21.7% past 80, and only 20.2% and 2.02% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

China
Male

Female
Mali
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
China Mali
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 40.6% 55.2% 38.5% 52.3% 55.3% 52.1%
99 38.1% 51.3% 36.1% 50.7% 53.4% 50.2%
98 35.7% 46.6% 33.6% 48.8% 51.7% 48.4%
97 33.1% 42.1% 30.9% 47.3% 50% 46.6%
96 30.5% 38.1% 28.4% 45.7% 48.1% 44.7%
95 28.2% 34.3% 26.2% 43.8% 46.1% 42.8%
94 25.9% 31% 24.1% 41.9% 43.9% 40.8%
93 23.4% 27.9% 21.7% 39.8% 41.6% 38.7%
92 20.8% 25.2% 19% 37.5% 39.3% 36.4%
91 18.5% 22.6% 16.6% 35% 36.7% 34%
90 16.7% 20.4% 14.9% 32.5% 34.1% 31.5%
89 15.1% 18.4% 13.3% 29.9% 31.4% 28.9%
88 13.6% 16.6% 11.9% 27.4% 28.8% 26.5%
87 12.4% 15% 10.8% 25.2% 26.3% 24.3%
86 11.2% 13.6% 9.72% 23.1% 24.1% 22.4%
85 10.1% 12.3% 8.73% 21.3% 22.1% 20.6%
84 9.17% 11.2% 7.82% 19.6% 20.3% 19%
83 8.24% 10.1% 6.95% 18% 18.7% 17.5%
82 7.35% 9.03% 6.12% 16.5% 17.1% 16.1%
81 6.51% 8.06% 5.36% 15% 15.6% 14.6%
80 5.75% 7.17% 4.67% 13.6% 14.2% 13.2%
79 5.09% 6.39% 4.07% 12.3% 12.9% 11.9%
78 4.52% 5.71% 3.56% 11.1% 11.7% 10.6%
77 4.03% 5.14% 3.15% 10% 10.6% 9.54%
76 3.62% 4.65% 2.8% 9.03% 9.58% 8.58%
75 3.27% 4.23% 2.5% 8.15% 8.67% 7.73%
74 2.98% 3.86% 2.25% 7.36% 7.83% 6.97%
73 2.69% 3.5% 2.02% 6.63% 7.07% 6.27%
72 2.45% 3.19% 1.81% 5.96% 6.37% 5.62%
71 2.26% 2.96% 1.66% 5.35% 5.74% 5.02%
70 2.04% 2.7% 1.47% 4.8% 5.17% 4.47%
69 1.76% 2.36% 1.22% 4.3% 4.67% 3.98%
68 1.58% 2.14% 1.08% 3.88% 4.24% 3.56%
67 1.48% 2.01% 1% 3.51% 3.87% 3.2%
66 1.37% 1.86% 0.91% 3.2% 3.54% 2.89%
65 1.26% 1.72% 0.83% 2.93% 3.26% 2.62%
64 1.17% 1.59% 0.76% 2.68% 3% 2.38%
63 1.06% 1.45% 0.69% 2.46% 2.77% 2.16%
62 0.95% 1.3% 0.61% 2.24% 2.55% 1.95%
61 0.83% 1.14% 0.53% 2.04% 2.34% 1.75%
60 0.73% 1% 0.46% 1.85% 2.14% 1.57%
59 0.64% 0.88% 0.41% 1.68% 1.96% 1.41%
58 0.57% 0.78% 0.36% 1.54% 1.8% 1.27%
57 0.52% 0.71% 0.33% 1.41% 1.67% 1.16%
56 0.48% 0.66% 0.31% 1.31% 1.55% 1.08%
55 0.45% 0.62% 0.29% 1.22% 1.44% 1%
54 0.43% 0.59% 0.27% 1.14% 1.34% 0.94%
53 0.41% 0.55% 0.26% 1.07% 1.25% 0.88%
52 0.38% 0.51% 0.24% 1% 1.16% 0.83%
51 0.34% 0.46% 0.22% 0.92% 1.08% 0.77%
50 0.3% 0.41% 0.19% 0.86% 1% 0.71%
49 0.27% 0.36% 0.17% 0.79% 0.93% 0.66%
48 0.24% 0.32% 0.15% 0.74% 0.86% 0.62%
47 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.7% 0.81% 0.58%
46 0.2% 0.26% 0.13% 0.66% 0.77% 0.55%
45 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.63% 0.73% 0.53%
44 0.17% 0.22% 0.11% 0.6% 0.69% 0.51%
43 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.58% 0.66% 0.5%
42 0.14% 0.19% 0.1% 0.56% 0.62% 0.49%
41 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.53% 0.58% 0.48%
40 0.12% 0.15% 0.08% 0.51% 0.55% 0.46%
39 0.1% 0.13% 0.07% 0.48% 0.52% 0.45%
38 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.46% 0.49% 0.43%
37 0.09% 0.11% 0.06% 0.44% 0.47% 0.41%
36 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.43% 0.46% 0.4%
35 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.42% 0.45% 0.39%
34 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.41% 0.44% 0.38%
33 0.08% 0.09% 0.05% 0.4% 0.43% 0.37%
32 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.39% 0.42% 0.36%
31 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.38% 0.4% 0.36%
30 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.37% 0.39% 0.35%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.36% 0.37% 0.35%
28 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.35% 0.36% 0.35%
27 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.35% 0.36% 0.34%
26 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.35% 0.36% 0.33%
25 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.35% 0.37% 0.32%
24 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.35% 0.38% 0.31%
23 0.06% 0.07% 0.04% 0.34% 0.38% 0.31%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.34% 0.37% 0.3%
21 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.32% 0.35% 0.29%
20 0.05% 0.05% 0.03% 0.3% 0.33% 0.28%
19 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.28% 0.29% 0.27%
18 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.25% 0.26% 0.25%
17 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.23% 0.23% 0.23%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.2% 0.2% 0.21%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18%
14 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.16% 0.16% 0.16%
13 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.14% 0.14% 0.14%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.15% 0.14% 0.15%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.16% 0.16% 0.17%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.19% 0.18% 0.2%
7 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.22% 0.21% 0.24%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.28% 0.26% 0.3%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.36% 0.35% 0.38%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% 0.49% 0.47% 0.5%
3 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.66% 0.67% 0.66%
2 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.92% 0.96% 0.87%
1 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 1.28% 1.4% 1.16%
0 0.54% 0.59% 0.49% 5.79% 6.35% 5.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/china/mali | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in China compared to Mali, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 0.54% in the birth year in China and 5.79% in Mali, 0.07% vs 0.37% at age 30, 0.73% vs 1.85% at 60, and 5.75% vs 13.6% at 80.

Death rate by age in China vs Mali

China
Male

Female
Mali
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
China Mali
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 145 0 355 0 0 0
99 505 196.9 819 8.11 4.73 11.3
98 735 334 1,147 15.2 9.49 21.1
97 1,018 523 1,530 28 18.3 38
96 1,350 762 1,962 49.8 33.9 66
95 1,738 1,046 2,458 85.1 60.2 110.5
94 2,153 1,368 2,972 139.8 102.4 178
93 2,544 1,713 3,413 220.3 166.4 275.1
92 2,856 2,061 3,693 332 258.3 407
91 3,108 2,396 3,865 478 382 576
90 3,366 2,708 4,066 657 538 778
89 3,582 2,988 4,200 863 722 1,007
88 3,745 3,232 4,268 1,091 929 1,256
87 3,880 3,440 4,326 1,337 1,154 1,523
86 3,965 3,608 4,325 1,596 1,393 1,804
85 3,995 3,731 4,256 1,865 1,640 2,096
84 3,972 3,803 4,134 2,136 1,891 2,389
83 3,891 3,816 3,953 2,397 2,134 2,667
82 3,745 3,764 3,707 2,630 2,360 2,911
81 3,550 3,655 3,426 2,822 2,556 3,100
80 3,328 3,503 3,132 2,964 2,715 3,225
79 3,103 3,332 2,846 3,053 2,831 3,288
78 2,884 3,160 2,586 3,096 2,905 3,299
77 2,680 2,998 2,356 3,101 2,940 3,273
76 2,497 2,846 2,155 3,075 2,941 3,221
75 2,336 2,704 1,979 3,023 2,912 3,146
74 2,190 2,566 1,823 2,946 2,854 3,048
73 2,034 2,410 1,665 2,844 2,772 2,924
72 1,895 2,269 1,525 2,719 2,669 2,777
71 1,792 2,168 1,415 2,577 2,551 2,610
70 1,654 2,034 1,272 2,426 2,425 2,433
69 1,448 1,822 1,069 2,276 2,298 2,257
68 1,325 1,689 956 2,133 2,177 2,091
67 1,260 1,614 898 2,003 2,065 1,942
66 1,179 1,527 825 1,885 1,962 1,808
65 1,103 1,438 761 1,777 1,866 1,686
64 1,030 1,348 703 1,672 1,773 1,569
63 946 1,247 635 1,569 1,680 1,454
62 853 1,133 564 1,464 1,586 1,337
61 757 1,009 498 1,359 1,490 1,222
60 668 892 436 1,257 1,395 1,112
59 590 791 383 1,163 1,304 1,013
58 527 706 342 1,079 1,222 928
57 482 645 313 1,007 1,147 858
56 451 603 292 947 1,082 803
55 427 572 276.5 894 1,022 756
54 408 546 263.3 845 966 716
53 387 518 249.2 799 911 678
52 360 482 231.3 752 857 638
51 327 438 210 704 803 598
50 290.9 390 187.2 658 751 559
49 257.4 344 166.1 615 703 521
48 229.6 306 149.2 578 661 489
47 208.9 276.7 137.2 547 626 463
46 192.8 253.9 128.1 522 596 443
45 178.6 234 119.7 502 570 429
44 165.2 215.7 111.4 484 547 418
43 152.2 198 103.3 468 523 409
42 139.1 180 95.4 451 497 401
41 126 161.9 87.5 433 470 392
40 113.4 144.6 79.7 414 444 382
39 102.3 129.3 72.9 397 421 371
38 93 116.7 67.2 381 401 360
37 86 107.2 62.7 368 387 348
36 81 100.6 59.2 358 377 337
35 77.6 96.3 56.7 349 371 327
34 75.4 93.5 55 343 365 319
33 73.9 91.7 53.8 336 359 313
32 72.9 90.3 53 330 349 309
31 71.6 88.7 51.9 323 338 306
30 70 86.7 50.7 316 326 305
29 68.3 84.6 49.4 310 316 303
28 67 82.9 48.7 305 309 301
27 65.8 81 48.1 302 308 296.5
26 64.1 78.3 47.4 301 311 290.5
25 62.2 75.4 46.7 301 318 283.3
24 60.3 72.7 45.8 301 325 275.8
23 57.6 69 44.1 299.3 328 268.9
22 53.9 64.4 41.5 294.3 324 262.8
21 49.4 59.1 38.1 284.2 310 257
20 44.8 53.7 34.3 268.6 286.7 249.8
19 40.4 48.5 30.8 248.7 257.4 239.7
18 36.6 44.2 27.6 226.3 227.3 225.3
17 33.6 40.9 25 203.2 200 206.5
16 31.4 38.5 23.1 181.1 176.7 185.6
15 30 36.9 21.9 161.2 157.6 164.9
14 29.2 35.9 21.3 145.1 142.7 147.5
13 28.7 35.2 21.2 133.7 132.3 135.2
12 28.2 34.1 21.3 127.7 126.6 128.7
11 27.5 32.7 21.6 127.3 125.6 129
10 27.6 32 22.6 132.9 129.4 136.5
9 27.6 31.1 23.5 145.8 139.4 152.4
8 26.3 28.8 23.3 167.8 157.7 178.4
7 24.2 25.8 22.4 202.2 188 217
6 22.5 23.1 21.8 254 236.2 272.5
5 22.3 22.3 22.4 331 312 351
4 24.6 24.2 25 445 430 460
3 29.6 29.3 29.9 611 612 610
2 36.1 35.9 36.3 854 889 818
1 45.9 46.8 44.9 1,209 1,312 1,103
0 540 585 490 5,789 6,350 5,215

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/china/mali | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In China, the most common age of death is 85, compared to 0 in Mali. The median age of death is 82.3 in China and 70.2 in Mali, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of China and Mali more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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