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Life Expectancy in Mali vs Zambia (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 61.1 years in Mali vs 66.9 in Zambia. Mali is ranked 191/197 by life expectancy, and Zambia is 161/197. In Mali, the life expectancy is 59.7 years for males and 62.6 years for females. In Zambia, it's 64.4 years for males and 69.3 years for females.

Mali vs Zambia life expectancy at birth by year

Mali
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 61.1 59.7 62.6 66.9 64.4 69.3
2025 60.9 59.5 62.4 66.7 64.3 69.1
2024 60.7 59.3 62.1 66.5 64.1 68.9
2023 60.4 59 61.9 66.3 63.9 68.7
2022 60 58.6 61.5 65.3 62.8 67.7
2021 59.1 57.9 60.4 62.4 59.8 64.9
2020 58.9 57.5 60.3 63.4 60.7 66
2019 59.2 58 60.4 62.9 60.3 65.4
2018 58.9 57.7 60.1 62.1 59.7 64.5
2017 58.6 57.5 59.7 61.6 59.2 63.9
2016 58.3 57.3 59.3 61.1 58.9 63.3
2015 57.9 56.8 58.9 60.7 58.5 62.8
2014 57.5 56.5 58.5 60.1 58.1 62
2013 57.1 56 58.1 59.4 57.6 61.2
2012 56.7 55.7 57.7 58.7 57 60.3
2011 56.4 55.4 57.3 57.8 56.2 59.4
2010 56 55.1 56.9 56.9 55.5 58.2
2009 55.6 54.7 56.5 55.9 54.7 56.9
2008 55.2 54.3 56.1 54.8 53.7 55.9
2007 54.8 53.9 55.6 53.7 52.9 54.5
2006 54.3 53.5 55.1 52.7 51.9 53.3
2005 53.8 53 54.5 51.6 51 52.1
2004 53.3 52.5 54 50.5 49.9 51.1
2003 52.6 52 53.2 49.6 48.7 50.4
2002 52 51.5 52.5 48.5 47.7 49.1
2001 51.3 50.9 51.7 47.4 46.6 48.1
2000 50.6 50.3 50.9 46.6 45.8 47.3
1999 50.1 49.5 50.7 45.9 45.1 46.7
1998 49.6 49 50.2 45.7 44.8 46.5
1997 49.1 48.6 49.6 45.7 44.7 46.7
1996 48.5 48.1 48.9 45.8 44.7 46.7
1995 48.3 47.9 48.7 46.1 44.9 47.1
1994 47.9 47.6 48.2 46.3 45.2 47.4
1993 47.6 47.4 47.7 46.7 45.4 47.8
1992 47.2 47 47.4 47 45.7 48.1
1991 46.9 46.7 47 47.4 46.2 48.6
1990 46.5 46.3 46.8 48.2 46.9 49.4
1989 46.2 45.8 46.6 48.9 47.5 50.2
1988 45.7 45.1 46.3 49.7 48.2 51.1
1987 45.2 44.5 46 50.4 48.8 51.9
1986 44.6 43.9 45.4 51.1 49.5 52.8
1985 43.9 43.1 44.8 52 50.2 53.7
1984 43.4 42.6 44.2 52.9 51.1 54.6
1983 42.7 42 43.6 53.7 51.9 55.3
1982 41.8 41.2 42.5 54.4 52.5 56.1
1981 41 40.4 41.6 55 53.2 56.7
1980 40.3 39.7 40.9 55.5 53.8 57.1
1979 39.5 39 40.1 56 54.4 57.7
1978 38.8 38.2 39.4 56.3 54.9 57.8
1977 38 37.3 38.7 56.3 54.8 57.7
1976 37.2 36.4 38 56.1 54.8 57.4
1975 36.5 35.5 37.5 55.7 54.5 57
1974 35.7 34.6 36.9 55.4 54.2 56.6
1973 35.1 33.9 36.3 54.9 53.7 56.1
1972 34.5 33.4 35.7 54.4 53.1 55.6
1971 33.8 32.7 35 53.9 52.7 55.1
1970 33.4 32.3 34.6 53.4 52.2 54.6
1969 32.9 31.8 34 53 51.8 54.2
1968 32.6 31.5 33.7 52.7 51.5 53.9
1967 32.2 31.1 33.3 52.5 51.3 53.7
1966 31.8 30.7 32.9 52.3 51.1 53.4
1965 31.5 30.4 32.7 52.1 50.9 53.2
1964 31.2 30.2 32.4 51.2 49.9 52.5
1963 31 29.9 32.2 51.6 50.6 52.6
1962 30.8 29.7 32 51.3 50.3 52.4
1961 30.6 29.6 31.8 51 50 52.1
1960 30.5 29.4 31.6 50.6 49.6 51.7
1959 30.3 29.3 31.5 50.3 49.2 51.4
1958 30.2 29.1 31.3 49.9 48.8 51
1957 30.1 29 31.2 49.5 48.4 50.5
1956 29.9 28.8 31 49.1 48.1 50.2
1955 29.7 28.6 30.8 48.8 47.7 49.8
1954 29.5 28.5 30.6 48.4 47.4 49.4
1953 29.4 28.4 30.5 48 47 49
1952 29.1 28.1 30.3 47.6 46.5 48.6
1951 28.9 27.9 30 47.2 46.1 48.2
1950 28.7 27.8 29.8 46.8 45.7 47.9

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 53.6 years in Mali and 53 in Zambia. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.5 healthy years in Mali and 11.3 in Zambia.

Mali vs Zambia 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 Zambia, 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 41.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
70.2 vs 71.9 years

Median expected age of death:
73.1 vs 74.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Mali Zambia
Male Female Male Female
40 95.6% 96.2% 96.7% 98.0%
50 89.0% 91.1% 90.8% 94.2%
60 77.1% 82.4% 79.7% 86.5%
65 67.7% 74.6% 70.9% 79.7%
70 55.4% 63.2% 58.6% 69.2%
75 39.7% 47.2% 41.5% 53.0%
80 22.6% 28.4% 23.1% 33.2%
85 8.8% 11.8% 9.3% 15.8%
90 1.9% 2.9% 2.5% 5.3%
95 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 1.1%
100 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%

Life expectancy by current age

Mali
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Mali Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.4 101.3 101.4 101.9 101.8 102
99 100.4 100.4 100.4 101 100.9 101
98 99.5 99.4 99.5 100.1 99.9 100.1
97 98.5 98.4 98.6 99.2 99 99.2
96 97.6 97.5 97.6 98.3 98.1 98.3
95 96.7 96.6 96.7 97.4 97.2 97.4
94 95.8 95.7 95.8 96.5 96.3 96.6
93 94.9 94.8 94.9 95.6 95.4 95.7
92 94 93.9 94 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 93.1 93 93.2 93.9 93.7 94
90 92.3 92.2 92.3 93.1 92.8 93.2
89 91.4 91.3 91.5 92.2 92 92.4
88 90.6 90.5 90.7 91.4 91.1 91.6
87 89.8 89.7 89.9 90.6 90.3 90.8
86 89.1 88.9 89.2 89.8 89.5 90
85 88.3 88.2 88.4 89 88.7 89.2
84 87.6 87.4 87.7 88.3 87.9 88.4
83 86.8 86.7 86.9 87.5 87.1 87.7
82 86.1 86 86.2 86.8 86.3 87
81 85.4 85.3 85.5 86 85.6 86.3
80 84.8 84.6 84.9 85.3 84.8 85.6
79 84.1 83.9 84.2 84.7 84.1 85
78 83.5 83.3 83.6 84 83.5 84.3
77 82.9 82.7 83 83.4 82.8 83.7
76 82.3 82.1 82.5 82.8 82.2 83.2
75 81.8 81.5 81.9 82.2 81.6 82.6
74 81.2 81 81.4 81.7 81 82.1
73 80.7 80.4 80.9 81.1 80.5 81.6
72 80.2 79.9 80.4 80.6 79.9 81.1
71 79.7 79.5 80 80.2 79.4 80.7
70 79.3 79 79.6 79.7 79 80.3
69 78.9 78.5 79.2 79.3 78.5 79.9
68 78.5 78.1 78.8 78.9 78.1 79.5
67 78.1 77.7 78.4 78.6 77.7 79.2
66 77.7 77.3 78.1 78.2 77.3 78.9
65 77.4 76.9 77.8 77.9 77 78.6
64 77 76.6 77.4 77.6 76.6 78.3
63 76.7 76.2 77.1 77.3 76.3 78.1
62 76.4 75.8 76.9 77 76 77.8
61 76.1 75.5 76.6 76.8 75.7 77.6
60 75.8 75.2 76.3 76.5 75.4 77.4
59 75.5 74.9 76.1 76.2 75.1 77.1
58 75.2 74.6 75.9 76 74.9 76.9
57 75 74.3 75.7 75.8 74.6 76.7
56 74.8 74 75.5 75.6 74.3 76.6
55 74.5 73.8 75.3 75.3 74.1 76.4
54 74.3 73.5 75.1 75.1 73.9 76.2
53 74.1 73.2 74.9 74.9 73.6 76
52 73.9 73 74.7 74.7 73.4 75.9
51 73.6 72.8 74.5 74.6 73.2 75.7
50 73.4 72.6 74.3 74.4 73 75.6
49 73.3 72.3 74.2 74.2 72.8 75.4
48 73.1 72.1 74 74 72.6 75.3
47 72.9 71.9 73.9 73.9 72.4 75.2
46 72.7 71.7 73.7 73.7 72.2 75.1
45 72.5 71.5 73.6 73.6 72.1 74.9
44 72.4 71.4 73.4 73.5 71.9 74.8
43 72.2 71.2 73.3 73.3 71.7 74.7
42 72 71 73.1 73.2 71.6 74.6
41 71.9 70.8 73 73.1 71.4 74.5
40 71.7 70.7 72.8 72.9 71.3 74.4
39 71.6 70.5 72.7 72.8 71.2 74.3
38 71.4 70.3 72.5 72.7 71 74.2
37 71.3 70.2 72.4 72.6 70.9 74.2
36 71.1 70 72.2 72.5 70.8 74.1
35 71 69.9 72.1 72.4 70.7 74
34 70.8 69.7 71.9 72.3 70.5 73.9
33 70.7 69.6 71.8 72.2 70.4 73.8
32 70.5 69.4 71.7 72.1 70.3 73.8
31 70.4 69.3 71.5 72 70.2 73.7
30 70.2 69.1 71.4 71.9 70.1 73.6
29 70.1 69 71.2 71.9 70 73.6
28 69.9 68.8 71.1 71.8 69.9 73.5
27 69.8 68.7 70.9 71.7 69.8 73.5
26 69.6 68.5 70.8 71.6 69.7 73.4
25 69.5 68.4 70.6 71.5 69.6 73.3
24 69.3 68.2 70.5 71.4 69.5 73.3
23 69.2 68 70.3 71.4 69.4 73.2
22 69 67.9 70.2 71.3 69.3 73.2
21 68.9 67.7 70.1 71.2 69.2 73.1
20 68.7 67.5 69.9 71.1 69.1 73
19 68.6 67.4 69.8 71 69 73
18 68.4 67.3 69.7 71 68.9 72.9
17 68.3 67.2 69.5 70.9 68.8 72.9
16 68.2 67.1 69.4 70.9 68.8 72.8
15 68.1 67 69.3 70.8 68.7 72.8
14 68 66.9 69.2 70.8 68.7 72.7
13 68 66.8 69.2 70.7 68.6 72.7
12 67.9 66.7 69.1 70.7 68.6 72.7
11 67.8 66.6 69 70.6 68.5 72.6
10 67.7 66.6 68.9 70.6 68.5 72.6
9 67.6 66.5 68.8 70.5 68.4 72.6
8 67.5 66.4 68.7 70.5 68.4 72.5
7 67.4 66.3 68.5 70.4 68.3 72.5
6 67.2 66.1 68.4 70.3 68.2 72.4
5 67 65.9 68.1 70.3 68.1 72.3
4 66.7 65.6 67.8 70.1 68 72.2
3 66.3 65.2 67.4 70 67.8 72.1
2 65.7 64.6 66.8 69.7 67.5 71.9
1 64.9 63.7 66 69.4 67.1 71.5
0 61.1 59.7 62.6 66.9 64.4 69.3

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 Mali can expect to live to 70.2 years compared to 71.9 in Zambia, rising to 77.4 and 77.9 at 65, and to 84.8 and 85.3 at 80 — higher than the 61.1 and 66.9 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Mali
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Mali Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.008% 0.004% 0.01% 0.08% 0.04% 0.13%
99 0.02% 0.009% 0.02% 0.14% 0.06% 0.2%
98 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.21% 0.1% 0.32%
97 0.06% 0.04% 0.08% 0.33% 0.16% 0.48%
96 0.11% 0.07% 0.15% 0.5% 0.25% 0.72%
95 0.19% 0.13% 0.26% 0.74% 0.39% 1.05%
94 0.33% 0.23% 0.44% 1.06% 0.57% 1.49%
93 0.55% 0.4% 0.71% 1.49% 0.84% 2.07%
92 0.89% 0.66% 1.12% 2.06% 1.19% 2.82%
91 1.36% 1.04% 1.69% 2.77% 1.66% 3.76%
90 2.02% 1.58% 2.47% 3.69% 2.28% 4.93%
89 2.88% 2.3% 3.48% 4.8% 3.06% 6.34%
88 3.98% 3.23% 4.73% 6.15% 4.04% 8.02%
87 5.31% 4.38% 6.26% 7.76% 5.24% 9.97%
86 6.91% 5.78% 8.06% 9.63% 6.69% 12.2%
85 8.77% 7.42% 10.2% 11.8% 8.4% 14.8%
84 10.9% 9.31% 12.5% 14.2% 10.4% 17.6%
83 13.3% 11.4% 15.2% 16.9% 12.7% 20.7%
82 15.9% 13.8% 18.1% 19.8% 15.2% 23.9%
81 18.8% 16.4% 21.2% 22.9% 17.9% 27.4%
80 21.7% 19.1% 24.4% 26.3% 21% 31%
79 24.8% 21.9% 27.7% 29.7% 24.2% 34.8%
78 27.9% 24.8% 31% 33.3% 27.5% 38.5%
77 31% 27.7% 34.3% 36.8% 30.8% 42.3%
76 34% 30.7% 37.5% 40.3% 34.2% 45.9%
75 37.1% 33.6% 40.7% 43.8% 37.7% 49.5%
74 40% 36.5% 43.7% 47.2% 41% 52.9%
73 42.9% 39.2% 46.6% 50.4% 44.2% 56.2%
72 45.6% 41.9% 49.4% 53.4% 47.4% 59.2%
71 48.2% 44.4% 52% 56.3% 50.3% 62%
70 50.6% 46.9% 54.5% 59% 53.1% 64.7%
69 52.9% 49.2% 56.7% 61.4% 55.7% 67%
68 55% 51.3% 58.8% 63.7% 58.2% 69.2%
67 57% 53.4% 60.8% 65.8% 60.4% 71.1%
66 58.9% 55.4% 62.6% 67.7% 62.5% 72.9%
65 60.7% 57.2% 64.2% 69.4% 64.4% 74.5%
64 62.3% 59% 65.8% 71.1% 66.2% 76%
63 63.9% 60.7% 67.3% 72.6% 67.9% 77.3%
62 65.4% 62.3% 68.6% 74% 69.5% 78.6%
61 66.7% 63.8% 69.8% 75.3% 70.9% 79.7%
60 68% 65.2% 70.9% 76.5% 72.3% 80.8%
59 69.1% 66.5% 72% 77.7% 73.6% 81.8%
58 70.2% 67.7% 72.9% 78.8% 74.9% 82.7%
57 71.2% 68.8% 73.7% 79.7% 76% 83.6%
56 72.2% 69.9% 74.5% 80.7% 77.1% 84.3%
55 73.1% 70.9% 75.3% 81.5% 78.1% 85.1%
54 73.9% 71.9% 76% 82.4% 79.1% 85.7%
53 74.7% 72.8% 76.7% 83.1% 80% 86.4%
52 75.5% 73.7% 77.3% 83.9% 80.8% 87%
51 76.2% 74.5% 77.9% 84.5% 81.6% 87.5%
50 76.8% 75.2% 78.5% 85.2% 82.4% 88%
49 77.4% 75.9% 79% 85.8% 83.1% 88.5%
48 78% 76.6% 79.5% 86.3% 83.8% 88.9%
47 78.6% 77.2% 80% 86.8% 84.4% 89.3%
46 79.1% 77.8% 80.4% 87.3% 84.9% 89.7%
45 79.6% 78.4% 80.8% 87.8% 85.5% 90.1%
44 80.1% 78.9% 81.3% 88.2% 86% 90.4%
43 80.5% 79.5% 81.7% 88.6% 86.5% 90.7%
42 81% 80% 82.1% 88.9% 86.9% 91%
41 81.4% 80.4% 82.5% 89.3% 87.3% 91.3%
40 81.8% 80.9% 82.8% 89.6% 87.7% 91.5%
39 82.2% 81.3% 83.2% 89.9% 88.1% 91.8%
38 82.6% 81.7% 83.6% 90.2% 88.5% 92%
37 83% 82.1% 83.9% 90.5% 88.8% 92.2%
36 83.3% 82.5% 84.3% 90.8% 89.1% 92.4%
35 83.7% 82.8% 84.6% 91% 89.4% 92.6%
34 84% 83.2% 84.9% 91.3% 89.7% 92.8%
33 84.4% 83.5% 85.2% 91.5% 90% 93%
32 84.7% 83.9% 85.5% 91.7% 90.3% 93.1%
31 85% 84.2% 85.8% 91.9% 90.5% 93.3%
30 85.3% 84.6% 86.1% 92.1% 90.8% 93.4%
29 85.6% 84.9% 86.4% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
28 86% 85.2% 86.7% 92.5% 91.2% 93.7%
27 86.3% 85.5% 87% 92.6% 91.4% 93.8%
26 86.6% 85.8% 87.3% 92.8% 91.7% 93.9%
25 86.9% 86.1% 87.6% 93% 91.9% 94.1%
24 87.2% 86.4% 87.9% 93.1% 92.1% 94.2%
23 87.5% 86.8% 88.2% 93.3% 92.3% 94.3%
22 87.8% 87.1% 88.4% 93.4% 92.5% 94.4%
21 88% 87.4% 88.7% 93.6% 92.7% 94.5%
20 88.3% 87.7% 88.9% 93.7% 92.9% 94.6%
19 88.6% 88% 89.2% 93.9% 93% 94.7%
18 88.8% 88.2% 89.4% 94% 93.2% 94.8%
17 89% 88.4% 89.6% 94.1% 93.3% 94.9%
16 89.2% 88.6% 89.8% 94.2% 93.4% 95%
15 89.3% 88.7% 89.9% 94.3% 93.6% 95%
14 89.5% 88.9% 90.1% 94.4% 93.6% 95.1%
13 89.6% 89% 90.2% 94.4% 93.7% 95.2%
12 89.7% 89.1% 90.4% 94.5% 93.8% 95.2%
11 89.9% 89.2% 90.5% 94.6% 93.9% 95.3%
10 90% 89.4% 90.6% 94.6% 94% 95.3%
9 90.1% 89.5% 90.8% 94.7% 94.1% 95.4%
8 90.3% 89.7% 91% 94.8% 94.1% 95.5%
7 90.5% 89.9% 91.2% 94.9% 94.2% 95.5%
6 90.8% 90.1% 91.4% 95% 94.4% 95.6%
5 91.1% 90.4% 91.8% 95.1% 94.5% 95.7%
4 91.5% 90.8% 92.3% 95.3% 94.7% 95.9%
3 92.1% 91.4% 92.9% 95.5% 95% 96.1%
2 93% 92.3% 93.7% 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
1 94.2% 93.7% 94.8% 96.4% 96% 96.9%

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. 68% of newborns in Mali and 76.5% in Zambia are expected to live past 60, 50.6% and 59% past 70, 21.7% and 26.3% past 80, and only 2.02% and 3.69% 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

Mali
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Mali Zambia
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 52.3% 55.3% 52.1% 39.7% 41.8% 39.1%
99 50.7% 53.4% 50.2% 38.3% 40.4% 37.6%
98 48.8% 51.7% 48.4% 36.6% 38.7% 35.9%
97 47.3% 50% 46.6% 35.2% 37.4% 34.4%
96 45.7% 48.1% 44.7% 33.7% 36.1% 32.9%
95 43.8% 46.1% 42.8% 32.2% 34.6% 31.4%
94 41.9% 43.9% 40.8% 30.5% 32.8% 29.7%
93 39.8% 41.6% 38.7% 28.9% 31.3% 28.1%
92 37.5% 39.3% 36.4% 27.5% 29.8% 26.6%
91 35% 36.7% 34% 25.8% 28.2% 24.9%
90 32.5% 34.1% 31.5% 24.9% 27.2% 23.9%
89 29.9% 31.4% 28.9% 23.2% 25.6% 22.1%
88 27.4% 28.8% 26.5% 22% 24.3% 20.9%
87 25.2% 26.3% 24.3% 20.7% 22.9% 19.6%
86 23.1% 24.1% 22.4% 19.4% 21.6% 18.4%
85 21.3% 22.1% 20.6% 18.3% 20.4% 17.2%
84 19.6% 20.3% 19% 17.1% 19.2% 16.1%
83 18% 18.7% 17.5% 15.9% 17.8% 14.8%
82 16.5% 17.1% 16.1% 14.8% 16.7% 13.7%
81 15% 15.6% 14.6% 13.5% 15.3% 12.5%
80 13.6% 14.2% 13.2% 12.8% 14.5% 11.9%
79 12.3% 12.9% 11.9% 11.6% 13.2% 10.7%
78 11.1% 11.7% 10.6% 10.6% 12.1% 9.8%
77 10% 10.6% 9.54% 9.59% 10.9% 8.8%
76 9.03% 9.58% 8.58% 8.72% 9.95% 7.99%
75 8.15% 8.67% 7.73% 7.93% 9.05% 7.24%
74 7.36% 7.83% 6.97% 7.12% 8.15% 6.47%
73 6.63% 7.07% 6.27% 6.39% 7.34% 5.77%
72 5.96% 6.37% 5.62% 5.74% 6.61% 5.16%
71 5.35% 5.74% 5.02% 5.04% 5.84% 4.49%
70 4.8% 5.17% 4.47% 4.59% 5.31% 4.08%
69 4.3% 4.67% 3.98% 4% 4.67% 3.51%
68 3.88% 4.24% 3.56% 3.57% 4.18% 3.12%
67 3.51% 3.87% 3.2% 3.16% 3.71% 2.73%
66 3.2% 3.54% 2.89% 2.8% 3.3% 2.41%
65 2.93% 3.26% 2.62% 2.5% 2.94% 2.14%
64 2.68% 3% 2.38% 2.28% 2.7% 1.94%
63 2.46% 2.77% 2.16% 2.09% 2.49% 1.77%
62 2.24% 2.55% 1.95% 1.92% 2.29% 1.61%
61 2.04% 2.34% 1.75% 1.74% 2.08% 1.44%
60 1.85% 2.14% 1.57% 1.62% 1.95% 1.35%
59 1.68% 1.96% 1.41% 1.46% 1.77% 1.2%
58 1.54% 1.8% 1.27% 1.35% 1.64% 1.1%
57 1.41% 1.67% 1.16% 1.24% 1.51% 1%
56 1.31% 1.55% 1.08% 1.15% 1.4% 0.93%
55 1.22% 1.44% 1% 1.07% 1.31% 0.86%
54 1.14% 1.34% 0.94% 1% 1.22% 0.8%
53 1.07% 1.25% 0.88% 0.93% 1.14% 0.73%
52 1% 1.16% 0.83% 0.87% 1.06% 0.69%
51 0.92% 1.08% 0.77% 0.79% 0.97% 0.62%
50 0.86% 1% 0.71% 0.75% 0.92% 0.59%
49 0.79% 0.93% 0.66% 0.68% 0.84% 0.53%
48 0.74% 0.86% 0.62% 0.63% 0.78% 0.49%
47 0.7% 0.81% 0.58% 0.59% 0.72% 0.45%
46 0.66% 0.77% 0.55% 0.55% 0.67% 0.42%
45 0.63% 0.73% 0.53% 0.51% 0.63% 0.39%
44 0.6% 0.69% 0.51% 0.48% 0.59% 0.37%
43 0.58% 0.66% 0.5% 0.45% 0.55% 0.34%
42 0.56% 0.62% 0.49% 0.42% 0.52% 0.32%
41 0.53% 0.58% 0.48% 0.39% 0.48% 0.3%
40 0.51% 0.55% 0.46% 0.37% 0.46% 0.28%
39 0.48% 0.52% 0.45% 0.35% 0.43% 0.26%
38 0.46% 0.49% 0.43% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
37 0.44% 0.47% 0.41% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
36 0.43% 0.46% 0.4% 0.29% 0.36% 0.22%
35 0.42% 0.45% 0.39% 0.27% 0.34% 0.2%
34 0.41% 0.44% 0.38% 0.26% 0.32% 0.19%
33 0.4% 0.43% 0.37% 0.24% 0.31% 0.18%
32 0.39% 0.42% 0.36% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
31 0.38% 0.4% 0.36% 0.22% 0.28% 0.16%
30 0.37% 0.39% 0.35% 0.21% 0.27% 0.16%
29 0.36% 0.37% 0.35% 0.2% 0.26% 0.15%
28 0.35% 0.36% 0.35% 0.2% 0.25% 0.14%
27 0.35% 0.36% 0.34% 0.19% 0.24% 0.14%
26 0.35% 0.36% 0.33% 0.18% 0.24% 0.13%
25 0.35% 0.37% 0.32% 0.18% 0.23% 0.13%
24 0.35% 0.38% 0.31% 0.18% 0.23% 0.12%
23 0.34% 0.38% 0.31% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
22 0.34% 0.37% 0.3% 0.17% 0.22% 0.12%
21 0.32% 0.35% 0.29% 0.16% 0.21% 0.11%
20 0.3% 0.33% 0.28% 0.15% 0.2% 0.11%
19 0.28% 0.29% 0.27% 0.14% 0.18% 0.1%
18 0.25% 0.26% 0.25% 0.13% 0.17% 0.1%
17 0.23% 0.23% 0.23% 0.12% 0.15% 0.09%
16 0.2% 0.2% 0.21% 0.11% 0.13% 0.08%
15 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.09% 0.11% 0.08%
14 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
13 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
12 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
11 0.14% 0.14% 0.14% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
10 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
9 0.16% 0.16% 0.17% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
8 0.19% 0.18% 0.2% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
7 0.22% 0.21% 0.24% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
6 0.28% 0.26% 0.3% 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
5 0.36% 0.35% 0.38% 0.14% 0.16% 0.12%
4 0.49% 0.47% 0.5% 0.18% 0.2% 0.15%
3 0.66% 0.67% 0.66% 0.24% 0.28% 0.21%
2 0.92% 0.96% 0.87% 0.35% 0.41% 0.3%
1 1.28% 1.4% 1.16% 0.58% 0.66% 0.49%
0 5.79% 6.35% 5.22% 3.57% 4% 3.15%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 5.79% in the birth year in Mali and 3.57% in Zambia, 0.37% vs 0.21% at age 30, 1.85% vs 1.62% at 60, and 13.6% vs 12.8% at 80.

Death rate by age in Mali vs Zambia

Mali
Male

Female
Zambia
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Mali Zambia
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 8.11 4.73 11.3 52.1 25 76.3
98 15.2 9.49 21.1 78.4 39.1 113.5
97 28 18.3 38 116.4 60.5 166.2
96 49.8 33.9 66 168.4 91.1 236.9
95 85.1 60.2 110.5 237.3 133.6 329
94 139.8 102.4 178 323 188.7 442
93 220.3 166.4 275.1 431 261.6 581
92 332 258.3 407 565 355 750
91 478 382 576 715 468 933
90 657 538 778 917 619 1,180
89 863 722 1,007 1,113 782 1,403
88 1,091 929 1,256 1,353 982 1,679
87 1,337 1,154 1,523 1,602 1,201 1,955
86 1,596 1,393 1,804 1,873 1,448 2,249
85 1,865 1,640 2,096 2,151 1,711 2,544
84 2,136 1,891 2,389 2,432 1,993 2,828
83 2,397 2,134 2,667 2,677 2,256 3,061
82 2,630 2,360 2,911 2,926 2,529 3,293
81 2,822 2,556 3,100 3,095 2,752 3,419
80 2,964 2,715 3,225 3,368 3,043 3,680
79 3,053 2,831 3,288 3,452 3,177 3,724
78 3,096 2,905 3,299 3,543 3,315 3,780
77 3,101 2,940 3,273 3,530 3,372 3,721
76 3,075 2,941 3,221 3,518 3,408 3,670
75 3,023 2,912 3,146 3,474 3,408 3,586
74 2,946 2,854 3,048 3,359 3,344 3,423
73 2,844 2,772 2,924 3,219 3,248 3,241
72 2,719 2,669 2,777 3,069 3,132 3,057
71 2,577 2,551 2,610 2,837 2,940 2,783
70 2,426 2,425 2,433 2,709 2,822 2,641
69 2,276 2,298 2,257 2,458 2,605 2,352
68 2,133 2,177 2,091 2,277 2,432 2,158
67 2,003 2,065 1,942 2,079 2,244 1,945
66 1,885 1,962 1,808 1,894 2,059 1,755
65 1,777 1,866 1,686 1,736 1,896 1,598
64 1,672 1,773 1,569 1,623 1,790 1,476
63 1,569 1,680 1,454 1,520 1,690 1,367
62 1,464 1,586 1,337 1,424 1,593 1,268
61 1,359 1,490 1,222 1,307 1,479 1,148
60 1,257 1,395 1,112 1,243 1,409 1,088
59 1,163 1,304 1,013 1,137 1,304 978
58 1,079 1,222 928 1,064 1,225 909
57 1,007 1,147 858 989 1,145 835
56 947 1,082 803 932 1,083 782
55 894 1,022 756 874 1,020 728
54 845 966 716 824 966 682
53 799 911 678 773 909 635
52 752 857 638 729 858 597
51 704 803 598 672 796 543
50 658 751 559 639 756 516
49 615 703 521 587 699 470
48 578 661 489 548 654 437
47 547 626 463 509 609 403
46 522 596 443 476 570 377
45 502 570 429 450 540 355
44 484 547 418 421 505 331
43 468 523 409 396 476 312
42 451 497 401 376 452 295.7
41 433 470 392 348 421 271.8
40 414 444 382 334 404 260
39 397 421 371 311 378 240.8
38 381 401 360 294.2 359 227
37 368 387 348 275.8 339 211.1
36 358 377 337 261.5 322 199.7
35 349 371 327 248 306 188.3
34 343 365 319 234.4 290 177.5
33 336 359 313 223 276.8 168.3
32 330 349 309 212.8 265 159.9
31 323 338 306 201.3 251.6 150.3
30 316 326 305 195.5 244.5 146
29 310 316 303 186.9 234.8 138.4
28 305 309 301 180.9 228 133.4
27 302 308 296.5 175.1 221.9 128
26 301 311 290.5 170.6 217.3 123.5
25 301 318 283.3 166.5 213.3 119.4
24 301 325 275.8 163.1 209.9 116
23 299.3 328 268.9 159 205.5 112.3
22 294.3 324 262.8 154.4 199.7 108.8
21 284.2 310 257 148.7 191.6 105.5
20 268.6 286.7 249.8 141.8 181.3 102
19 248.7 257.4 239.7 133.6 168.9 97.9
18 226.3 227.3 225.3 124 154.6 93.1
17 203.2 200 206.5 111.9 136.8 86.8
16 181.1 176.7 185.6 100.4 120 80.7
15 161.2 157.6 164.9 88.5 103.9 72.8
14 145.1 142.7 147.5 79.5 92.7 66.2
13 133.7 132.3 135.2 72.9 84.4 61.3
12 127.7 126.6 128.7 69.1 79.8 58.4
11 127.3 125.6 129 67.9 78.3 57.4
10 132.9 129.4 136.5 69.5 80.4 58.5
9 145.8 139.4 152.4 73.6 85.2 61.8
8 167.8 157.7 178.4 80.8 93.2 68.2
7 202.2 188 217 91.9 105.4 78.2
6 254 236.2 272.5 107.4 122.3 92.3
5 331 312 351 129.5 146.6 112.1
4 445 430 460 168.3 191.1 145.2
3 611 612 610 233.1 267.5 198.2
2 854 889 818 337 387 285.6
1 1,209 1,312 1,103 555 635 473
0 5,789 6,350 5,215 3,575 4,001 3,149

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/mali/zambia | 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 0 in Zambia. The median age of death is 70.2 in Mali and 73.1 in Zambia, 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 Zambia 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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