Mali vs Mozambique
Mali vs Mozambique: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 60.4 years in Mali and 63.6 years in Mozambique, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 3.2 years, or 1.05 times that in Mali.
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What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Mali.
- In 2023, Mali ranked 223 and Mozambique ranked 211 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mali at 71.5 years and Mozambique at 74.2 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Mali | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 60.4 | 63.6 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 60 | 63 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 59.1 | 60.3 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 58.9 | 61.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 59.2 | 61.3 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 58.9 | 60.8 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 58.6 | 60.2 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 58.3 | 59.5 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 57.9 | 58.7 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 57.5 | 58 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 57.1 | 57.2 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 56.7 | 56.5 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 56.4 | 55.7 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 56 | 55 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 55.6 | 54.4 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 55.2 | 53.8 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 54.8 | 53.3 | 69 |
| 2006 | 54.3 | 52.8 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 53.8 | 52.3 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 53.3 | 51.9 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 52.6 | 51.4 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 52 | 50.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 51.3 | 50.3 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 50.6 | 49.5 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 50.1 | 48.8 | 66 |
| 1998 | 49.6 | 48.2 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 49.1 | 47.8 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 48.5 | 47.1 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 48.3 | 46.6 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 47.9 | 46.1 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 47.6 | 45.7 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 47.2 | 45.1 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 46.9 | 44.7 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 46.5 | 44.3 | 64 |
| 1989 | 46.2 | 43.9 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 45.7 | 43.7 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 45.2 | 41 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 44.6 | 41 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 43.9 | 39 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 43.4 | 38.9 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 42.8 | 41.6 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 41.8 | 41.7 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 41 | 41.6 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 40.3 | 44 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 39.5 | 43.9 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 38.8 | 44 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 38 | 43.9 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 37.2 | 43.9 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 36.5 | 43.8 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 35.8 | 43.2 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 35.1 | 42.7 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 34.5 | 42.5 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 33.8 | 42.6 | 56 |
| 1970 | 33.4 | 42.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 32.9 | 42.3 | 56 |
| 1968 | 32.6 | 42.1 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 32.2 | 42 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 31.8 | 41.8 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 31.5 | 41.8 | 54 |
| 1964 | 31.2 | 41.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 31 | 42 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 30.8 | 41.8 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 30.6 | 41.5 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 30.5 | 41.2 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 30.3 | 40.9 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 30.2 | 40.5 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 30.1 | 40.1 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 29.9 | 39.6 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 29.7 | 39.3 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 29.5 | 38.9 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 29.4 | 38.5 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 29.1 | 38.1 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 28.9 | 37.7 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 28.7 | 37.3 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mali | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.759–62.1 | 63.862.3–65.2 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 60.958.8–63.1 | 6462–66 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 61.158.4–63.7 | 64.161.7–66.7 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 61.358.2–64.3 | 64.361.4–67.3 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 61.558–64.9 | 64.561.3–67.8 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 61.758–65.4 | 64.661–68.1 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 61.957.9–65.9 | 64.861.1–68.7 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 62.157.8–66.3 | 6561–69 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 62.357.7–66.7 | 65.160.9–69.5 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 62.557.7–67.3 | 65.360.8–69.8 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 62.757.7–67.7 | 65.560.6–70.2 | 75 |
| 2035 | 62.957.7–68.1 | 65.660.7–70.5 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 63.157.6–68.4 | 65.860.5–70.9 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 63.257.7–68.8 | 65.960.4–71.4 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 63.457.5–69.3 | 66.160.5–71.6 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 63.657.5–69.6 | 66.360.4–71.9 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 63.857.5–69.9 | 66.460.4–72.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 6457.7–70.2 | 66.660.4–72.6 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 64.157.8–70.6 | 66.760.3–72.9 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 64.357.6–71 | 66.960.4–73 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 64.557.7–71.2 | 6760.2–73.5 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 64.657.6–71.7 | 67.160.4–73.7 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 64.858–71.9 | 67.360.5–74 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 64.957.9–72 | 67.460.5–74.5 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 65.157.9–72.2 | 67.660.8–74.6 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 65.257.7–72.5 | 67.760.5–74.9 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 65.457.5–72.7 | 67.860.5–75.3 | 77 |
| 2051 | 65.557.8–73.1 | 6860.7–75.5 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 65.757.5–73.2 | 68.160.3–75.7 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 65.857.7–73.5 | 68.260.5–75.9 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 6657.6–73.9 | 68.460.6–76.2 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 66.157.8–74.1 | 68.560.6–76.7 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 66.257.8–74.3 | 68.660.5–76.9 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 66.457.7–74.8 | 68.860.6–77.1 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 66.558–75 | 68.960.4–77.3 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 66.658.1–75.4 | 6960.4–77.6 | 78 |
| 2060 | 66.857.9–75.5 | 69.260.4–78 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 66.958.3–75.9 | 69.360.4–78.1 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 6758.1–76.1 | 69.460.2–78.1 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 67.158.3–76.3 | 69.560–78 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 67.358.3–76.5 | 69.760.1–78.4 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 67.458.3–76.6 | 69.860.4–78.6 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 67.558.1–76.9 | 69.960.5–78.6 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 67.758.2–77.3 | 7060.5–78.9 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 67.858.1–77.4 | 70.260.6–79.3 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 67.958.4–77.7 | 70.360.7–79.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 68.158.1–77.8 | 70.460.8–79.8 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 68.258.3–78 | 70.560.9–80.1 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 68.358.1–78.2 | 70.760.6–80.3 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 68.458.4–78.3 | 70.860.8–80.5 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 68.558.4–78.6 | 70.960.6–80.5 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 68.758.2–78.5 | 7161–80.8 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 68.858.4–78.9 | 71.260.9–80.9 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 68.958.3–79.1 | 71.361.2–81.1 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 6958.2–79.2 | 71.461.1–81.4 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 69.158.6–79.6 | 71.561.3–81.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 69.258.7–79.8 | 71.661.2–81.9 | 80 |
| 2081 | 69.458.3–80 | 71.861.4–82.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 69.558.6–80.2 | 71.961.2–82.2 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 69.658.4–80.5 | 7261.2–82.4 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 69.758.8–80.6 | 72.161.2–82.6 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 69.858.5–80.6 | 72.361.4–83 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 69.958.7–81 | 72.461.3–83.2 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 70.158.9–81.2 | 72.561–83.2 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 70.258.8–81.5 | 72.661.2–83.3 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 70.358.7–81.7 | 72.861.3–83.5 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 70.458.9–81.9 | 72.961.2–83.8 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 70.558.8–81.9 | 7361.3–84.1 | 81 |
| 2092 | 70.658.8–82 | 73.161.3–84.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 70.758.9–82.5 | 73.361.3–84.4 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 70.958.9–82.7 | 73.461.3–84.4 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 7159.3–82.9 | 73.561–84.4 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 71.159.3–82.8 | 73.761.2–84.5 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 71.259.2–83.2 | 73.861.6–84.6 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 71.359.3–83.3 | 73.961.6–84.8 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 71.459.2–83.5 | 7461.6–85.1 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 71.559.3–83.6 | 74.261.5–85.3 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mali vs Mozambique
Health
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Mozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Mozambique: 16.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Mozambique: $446M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025