Skip to content

Life Expectancy in Mali vs South Africa (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 61.1 years in Mali vs 66.7 in South Africa. Mali is ranked 191/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Mali, the life expectancy is 59.7 years for males and 62.6 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Mali vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Mali
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 61.1 59.7 62.6 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 60.9 59.5 62.4 66.5 63 70
2024 60.7 59.3 62.1 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 60.4 59 61.9 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 60 58.6 61.5 65.5 61.8 69
2021 59.1 57.9 60.4 62 59.2 64.8
2020 58.9 57.5 60.3 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 59.2 58 60.4 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 58.9 57.7 60.1 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 58.6 57.5 59.7 65.4 62 68.6
2016 58.3 57.3 59.3 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 57.9 56.8 58.9 64.1 60.8 67
2014 57.5 56.5 58.5 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 57.1 56 58.1 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 56.7 55.7 57.7 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 56.4 55.4 57.3 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 56 55.1 56.9 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 55.6 54.7 56.5 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 55.2 54.3 56.1 56 53.5 58.1
2007 54.8 53.9 55.6 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 54.3 53.5 55.1 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 53.8 53 54.5 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 53.3 52.5 54 54 51.9 55.8
2003 52.6 52 53.2 54.2 52 56.3
2002 52 51.5 52.5 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 51.3 50.9 51.7 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 50.6 50.3 50.9 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 50.1 49.5 50.7 59.2 56.1 62
1998 49.6 49 50.2 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 49.1 48.6 49.6 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 48.5 48.1 48.9 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 48.3 47.9 48.7 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 47.9 47.6 48.2 62.1 58.8 66
1993 47.6 47.4 47.7 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 47.2 47 47.4 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 46.9 46.7 47 63 59.5 67
1990 46.5 46.3 46.8 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 46.2 45.8 46.6 63 59.6 66.8
1988 45.7 45.1 46.3 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 45.2 44.5 46 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 44.6 43.9 45.4 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 43.9 43.1 44.8 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 43.4 42.6 44.2 61.8 59 64.9
1983 42.7 42 43.6 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 41.8 41.2 42.5 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 41 40.4 41.6 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 40.3 39.7 40.9 60 57.5 62.7
1979 39.5 39 40.1 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 38.8 38.2 39.4 59 56.6 61.6
1977 38 37.3 38.7 58.5 56.2 61
1976 37.2 36.4 38 58 55.8 60.4
1975 36.5 35.5 37.5 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 35.7 34.6 36.9 57.1 55 59.4
1973 35.1 33.9 36.3 56.7 54.6 59
1972 34.5 33.4 35.7 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 33.8 32.7 35 56 53.8 58.4
1970 33.4 32.3 34.6 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 32.9 31.8 34 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 32.6 31.5 33.7 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 32.2 31.1 33.3 55 52.9 57.2
1966 31.8 30.7 32.9 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 31.5 30.4 32.7 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 31.2 30.2 32.4 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 31 29.9 32.2 53.9 52 56
1962 30.8 29.7 32 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 30.6 29.6 31.8 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 30.5 29.4 31.6 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 30.3 29.3 31.5 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 30.2 29.1 31.3 51.1 49.5 53
1957 30.1 29 31.2 50.2 48.6 52
1956 29.9 28.8 31 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 29.7 28.6 30.8 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 29.5 28.5 30.6 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 29.4 28.4 30.5 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 29.1 28.1 30.3 45 44 46.2
1951 28.9 27.9 30 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 28.7 27.8 29.8 43.1 42.2 44.1

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/mali/south-africa | CC BY

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 53.6 years in Mali and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.5 healthy years in Mali and 11.3 in South Africa.

Mali vs South Africa 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 Mali and South Africa, 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:
40.2 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
70.2 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
73.1 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Mali South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 95.6% 96.2% 93.6% 95.5%
50 89.0% 91.1% 83.6% 88.9%
60 77.1% 82.4% 68.1% 79.2%
65 67.7% 74.6% 58.1% 72.5%
70 55.4% 63.2% 46.7% 63.7%
75 39.7% 47.2% 35.1% 53.0%
80 22.6% 28.4% 24.0% 40.5%
85 8.8% 11.8% 14.9% 27.9%
90 1.9% 2.9% 7.8% 16.1%
95 0.2% 0.3% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.0% 0.0% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Mali
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Mali South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.4 101.3 101.4 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 100.4 100.4 100.4 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 99.5 99.4 99.5 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 98.5 98.4 98.6 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 97.6 97.5 97.6 100 99.9 100
95 96.7 96.6 96.7 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 95.8 95.7 95.8 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 94.9 94.8 94.9 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 94 93.9 94 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 93.1 93 93.2 96.1 96 96.2
90 92.3 92.2 92.3 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 91.4 91.3 91.5 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 90.6 90.5 90.7 94 93.7 94.1
87 89.8 89.7 89.9 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 89.1 88.9 89.2 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 88.3 88.2 88.4 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 87.6 87.4 87.7 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 86.8 86.7 86.9 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 86.1 86 86.2 90 89.4 90.3
81 85.4 85.3 85.5 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 84.8 84.6 84.9 88.8 88 89.1
79 84.1 83.9 84.2 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 83.5 83.3 83.6 87.5 86.7 88
77 82.9 82.7 83 86.9 86 87.4
76 82.3 82.1 82.5 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 81.8 81.5 81.9 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 81.2 81 81.4 85.2 84 85.9
73 80.7 80.4 80.9 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 80.2 79.9 80.4 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 79.7 79.5 80 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 79.3 79 79.6 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 78.9 78.5 79.2 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 78.5 78.1 78.8 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 78.1 77.7 78.4 81.6 80 82.8
66 77.7 77.3 78.1 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 77.4 76.9 77.8 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 77 76.6 77.4 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 76.7 76.2 77.1 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 76.4 75.8 76.9 79.4 77.4 81
61 76.1 75.5 76.6 79 76.9 80.7
60 75.8 75.2 76.3 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 75.5 74.9 76.1 78.3 76 80.1
58 75.2 74.6 75.9 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 75 74.3 75.7 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 74.8 74 75.5 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 74.5 73.8 75.3 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 74.3 73.5 75.1 76.5 74 78.7
53 74.1 73.2 74.9 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 73.9 73 74.7 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 73.6 72.8 74.5 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 73.4 72.6 74.3 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 73.3 72.3 74.2 75 72.2 77.4
48 73.1 72.1 74 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 72.9 71.9 73.9 74.4 71.6 77
46 72.7 71.7 73.7 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 72.5 71.5 73.6 73.9 71 76.5
44 72.4 71.4 73.4 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 72.2 71.2 73.3 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 72 71 73.1 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 71.9 70.8 73 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 71.7 70.7 72.8 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 71.6 70.5 72.7 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 71.4 70.3 72.5 72.2 69.2 75
37 71.3 70.2 72.4 72 68.9 74.8
36 71.1 70 72.2 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 71 69.9 72.1 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 70.8 69.7 71.9 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 70.7 69.6 71.8 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 70.5 69.4 71.7 71 67.9 73.9
31 70.4 69.3 71.5 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 70.2 69.1 71.4 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 70.1 69 71.2 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 69.9 68.8 71.1 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 69.8 68.7 70.9 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 69.6 68.5 70.8 70 66.8 73.1
25 69.5 68.4 70.6 69.9 66.6 73
24 69.3 68.2 70.5 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 69.2 68 70.3 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 69 67.9 70.2 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 68.9 67.7 70.1 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 68.7 67.5 69.9 69.3 66 72.6
19 68.6 67.4 69.8 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 68.4 67.3 69.7 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 68.3 67.2 69.5 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 68.2 67.1 69.4 69 65.7 72.3
15 68.1 67 69.3 69 65.6 72.3
14 68 66.9 69.2 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 68 66.8 69.2 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 67.9 66.7 69.1 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 67.8 66.6 69 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 67.7 66.6 68.9 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 67.6 66.5 68.8 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 67.5 66.4 68.7 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 67.4 66.3 68.5 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 67.2 66.1 68.4 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 67 65.9 68.1 68.7 65.3 72
4 66.7 65.6 67.8 68.6 65.2 72
3 66.3 65.2 67.4 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 65.7 64.6 66.8 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 64.9 63.7 66 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 61.1 59.7 62.6 66.7 63.1 70.2

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/mali/south-africa | CC BY

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 Mali can expect to live to 70.2 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 77.4 and 80.7 at 65, and to 84.8 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 61.1 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Mali
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Mali South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.008% 0.004% 0.01% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.02% 0.009% 0.02% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 0.06% 0.04% 0.08% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 0.11% 0.07% 0.15% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 0.19% 0.13% 0.26% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 0.33% 0.23% 0.44% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 0.55% 0.4% 0.71% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 0.89% 0.66% 1.12% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 1.36% 1.04% 1.69% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 2.02% 1.58% 2.47% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 2.88% 2.3% 3.48% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 3.98% 3.23% 4.73% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 5.31% 4.38% 6.26% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 6.91% 5.78% 8.06% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 8.77% 7.42% 10.2% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 10.9% 9.31% 12.5% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 13.3% 11.4% 15.2% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 15.9% 13.8% 18.1% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 18.8% 16.4% 21.2% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 21.7% 19.1% 24.4% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 24.8% 21.9% 27.7% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 27.9% 24.8% 31% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 31% 27.7% 34.3% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 34% 30.7% 37.5% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 37.1% 33.6% 40.7% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 40% 36.5% 43.7% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 42.9% 39.2% 46.6% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 45.6% 41.9% 49.4% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 48.2% 44.4% 52% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 50.6% 46.9% 54.5% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 52.9% 49.2% 56.7% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 55% 51.3% 58.8% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 57% 53.4% 60.8% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 58.9% 55.4% 62.6% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 60.7% 57.2% 64.2% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 62.3% 59% 65.8% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 63.9% 60.7% 67.3% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 65.4% 62.3% 68.6% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 66.7% 63.8% 69.8% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 68% 65.2% 70.9% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 69.1% 66.5% 72% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 70.2% 67.7% 72.9% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 71.2% 68.8% 73.7% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 72.2% 69.9% 74.5% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 73.1% 70.9% 75.3% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 73.9% 71.9% 76% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 74.7% 72.8% 76.7% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 75.5% 73.7% 77.3% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 76.2% 74.5% 77.9% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 76.8% 75.2% 78.5% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 77.4% 75.9% 79% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 78% 76.6% 79.5% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 78.6% 77.2% 80% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 79.1% 77.8% 80.4% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 79.6% 78.4% 80.8% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 80.1% 78.9% 81.3% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 80.5% 79.5% 81.7% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 81% 80% 82.1% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 81.4% 80.4% 82.5% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 81.8% 80.9% 82.8% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 82.2% 81.3% 83.2% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 82.6% 81.7% 83.6% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 83% 82.1% 83.9% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 83.3% 82.5% 84.3% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 83.7% 82.8% 84.6% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 84% 83.2% 84.9% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 84.4% 83.5% 85.2% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 84.7% 83.9% 85.5% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 85% 84.2% 85.8% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 85.3% 84.6% 86.1% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 85.6% 84.9% 86.4% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 86% 85.2% 86.7% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 86.3% 85.5% 87% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 86.6% 85.8% 87.3% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 86.9% 86.1% 87.6% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 87.2% 86.4% 87.9% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 87.5% 86.8% 88.2% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 87.8% 87.1% 88.4% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 88% 87.4% 88.7% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 88.3% 87.7% 88.9% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 88.6% 88% 89.2% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 88.8% 88.2% 89.4% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 89% 88.4% 89.6% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 89.2% 88.6% 89.8% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 89.3% 88.7% 89.9% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 89.5% 88.9% 90.1% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 89.6% 89% 90.2% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 89.7% 89.1% 90.4% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 89.9% 89.2% 90.5% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 90% 89.4% 90.6% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 90.1% 89.5% 90.8% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 90.3% 89.7% 91% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 90.5% 89.9% 91.2% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 90.8% 90.1% 91.4% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 91.1% 90.4% 91.8% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 91.5% 90.8% 92.3% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 92.1% 91.4% 92.9% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 93% 92.3% 93.7% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 94.2% 93.7% 94.8% 97.8% 97.6% 98.1%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/mali/south-africa | CC BY

This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 68% of newborns in Mali and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 50.6% and 51.6% past 70, 21.7% and 30.2% past 80, and only 2.02% and 11.3% past 90.

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

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Odds of dying at each age

Mali
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Mali South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 52.3% 55.3% 52.1% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 50.7% 53.4% 50.2% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 48.8% 51.7% 48.4% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 47.3% 50% 46.6% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 45.7% 48.1% 44.7% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 43.8% 46.1% 42.8% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 41.9% 43.9% 40.8% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 39.8% 41.6% 38.7% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 37.5% 39.3% 36.4% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 35% 36.7% 34% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 32.5% 34.1% 31.5% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 29.9% 31.4% 28.9% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 27.4% 28.8% 26.5% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 25.2% 26.3% 24.3% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 23.1% 24.1% 22.4% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 21.3% 22.1% 20.6% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 19.6% 20.3% 19% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 18% 18.7% 17.5% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 16.5% 17.1% 16.1% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 15% 15.6% 14.6% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 13.6% 14.2% 13.2% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 12.3% 12.9% 11.9% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 11.1% 11.7% 10.6% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 10% 10.6% 9.54% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 9.03% 9.58% 8.58% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 8.15% 8.67% 7.73% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 7.36% 7.83% 6.97% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 6.63% 7.07% 6.27% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 5.96% 6.37% 5.62% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 5.35% 5.74% 5.02% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 4.8% 5.17% 4.47% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 4.3% 4.67% 3.98% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 3.88% 4.24% 3.56% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 3.51% 3.87% 3.2% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 3.2% 3.54% 2.89% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 2.93% 3.26% 2.62% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 2.68% 3% 2.38% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 2.46% 2.77% 2.16% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 2.24% 2.55% 1.95% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 2.04% 2.34% 1.75% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.85% 2.14% 1.57% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.68% 1.96% 1.41% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.54% 1.8% 1.27% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 1.41% 1.67% 1.16% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 1.31% 1.55% 1.08% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 1.22% 1.44% 1% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 1.14% 1.34% 0.94% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 1.07% 1.25% 0.88% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 1% 1.16% 0.83% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.92% 1.08% 0.77% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.86% 1% 0.71% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.79% 0.93% 0.66% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.74% 0.86% 0.62% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.7% 0.81% 0.58% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.66% 0.77% 0.55% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.63% 0.73% 0.53% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.6% 0.69% 0.51% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.58% 0.66% 0.5% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.56% 0.62% 0.49% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.53% 0.58% 0.48% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.51% 0.55% 0.46% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.48% 0.52% 0.45% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.46% 0.49% 0.43% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.44% 0.47% 0.41% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.43% 0.46% 0.4% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.42% 0.45% 0.39% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.41% 0.44% 0.38% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.4% 0.43% 0.37% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.39% 0.42% 0.36% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.38% 0.4% 0.36% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.37% 0.39% 0.35% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.36% 0.37% 0.35% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.35% 0.36% 0.35% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.35% 0.36% 0.34% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.35% 0.36% 0.33% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.35% 0.37% 0.32% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.35% 0.38% 0.31% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.34% 0.38% 0.31% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.34% 0.37% 0.3% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.32% 0.35% 0.29% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.3% 0.33% 0.28% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.28% 0.29% 0.27% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.25% 0.26% 0.25% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.2% 0.2% 0.21% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.16% 0.16% 0.17% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.19% 0.18% 0.2% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.22% 0.21% 0.24% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.28% 0.26% 0.3% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.36% 0.35% 0.38% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.49% 0.47% 0.5% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.66% 0.67% 0.66% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.92% 0.96% 0.87% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 1.28% 1.4% 1.16% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 5.79% 6.35% 5.22% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/mali/south-africa | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 5.79% in the birth year in Mali and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.37% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.85% vs 2.08% at 60, and 13.6% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Mali vs South Africa

Mali
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Mali South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 359 204.6 501
99 8.11 4.73 11.3 475 280.8 655
98 15.2 9.49 21.1 572 340 787
97 28 18.3 38 677 406 928
96 49.8 33.9 66 789 478 1,077
95 85.1 60.2 110.5 909 558 1,236
94 139.8 102.4 178 1,031 642 1,393
93 220.3 166.4 275.1 1,148 729 1,540
92 332 258.3 407 1,257 818 1,670
91 478 382 576 1,363 912 1,794
90 657 538 778 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 863 722 1,007 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 1,091 929 1,256 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 1,337 1,154 1,523 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 1,596 1,393 1,804 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 1,865 1,640 2,096 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 2,136 1,891 2,389 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 2,397 2,134 2,667 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 2,630 2,360 2,911 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 2,822 2,556 3,100 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 2,964 2,715 3,225 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 3,053 2,831 3,288 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 3,096 2,905 3,299 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 3,101 2,940 3,273 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 3,075 2,941 3,221 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 3,023 2,912 3,146 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,946 2,854 3,048 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,844 2,772 2,924 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 2,719 2,669 2,777 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 2,577 2,551 2,610 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 2,426 2,425 2,433 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 2,276 2,298 2,257 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 2,133 2,177 2,091 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 2,003 2,065 1,942 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,885 1,962 1,808 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,777 1,866 1,686 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,672 1,773 1,569 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,569 1,680 1,454 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,464 1,586 1,337 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,359 1,490 1,222 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,257 1,395 1,112 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,163 1,304 1,013 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 1,079 1,222 928 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 1,007 1,147 858 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 947 1,082 803 1,242 1,519 978
55 894 1,022 756 1,190 1,459 929
54 845 966 716 1,137 1,397 881
53 799 911 678 1,085 1,337 835
52 752 857 638 1,037 1,279 795
51 704 803 598 994 1,223 760
50 658 751 559 954 1,171 731
49 615 703 521 918 1,120 707
48 578 661 489 883 1,071 686
47 547 626 463 850 1,022 668
46 522 596 443 818 974 652
45 502 570 429 786 928 635
44 484 547 418 755 884 619
43 468 523 409 724 842 601
42 451 497 401 695 804 581
41 433 470 392 667 770 560
40 414 444 382 639 738 538
39 397 421 371 613 708 515
38 381 401 360 587 680 492
37 368 387 348 562 653 470
36 358 377 337 538 626 449
35 349 371 327 515 600 429
34 343 365 319 493 575 410
33 336 359 313 471 551 392
32 330 349 309 450 527 374
31 323 338 306 429 504 355
30 316 326 305 408 481 335
29 310 316 303 386 458 314
28 305 309 301 363 434 291.3
27 302 308 296.5 339 410 266.7
26 301 311 290.5 314 384 241.5
25 301 318 283.3 289.1 358 217.1
24 301 325 275.8 264.7 331 195.1
23 299.3 328 268.9 241.4 304 176
22 294.3 324 262.8 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 284.2 310 257 198.1 249 145.6
20 268.6 286.7 249.8 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 248.7 257.4 239.7 158 194.2 121.2
18 226.3 227.3 225.3 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 203.2 200 206.5 119.5 142.6 96
16 181.1 176.7 185.6 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 161.2 157.6 164.9 85 99.4 70.2
14 145.1 142.7 147.5 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 133.7 132.3 135.2 58.9 68.7 49
12 127.7 126.6 128.7 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 127.3 125.6 129 43 50.5 35.3
10 132.9 129.4 136.5 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 145.8 139.4 152.4 37 43.9 30
8 167.8 157.7 178.4 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 202.2 188 217 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 254 236.2 272.5 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 331 312 351 67.2 79 55.4
4 445 430 460 95.3 110.3 80
3 611 612 610 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 854 889 818 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 1,209 1,312 1,103 343 375 310
0 5,789 6,350 5,215 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/mali/south-africa | 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 Mali, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 70.2 in Mali and 70.8 in South Africa, 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 Mali and South Africa more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/mali/south-africa | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.