Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Mali
Mali: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.2162 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2162
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5604
in 1950
All-time low
0.2162
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.2162 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Mali peaked at 0.5604 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2162, in 2023.
That places Mali 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5604 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5579 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.5547 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5525 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.5508 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.5485 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.5467 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.544 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.5424 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.5411 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.5393 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.5375 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5348 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5327 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5304 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5268 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5238 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5194 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5147 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5108 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.505 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5004 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4927 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.486 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4791 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4725 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4659 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4586 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4511 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4434 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4353 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4275 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4191 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4091 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4018 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3955 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3886 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3822 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3775 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3732 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3704 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3667 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3624 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3588 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3538 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3493 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3463 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3401 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3343 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3292 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3258 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3184 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3108 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3039 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2969 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2909 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2852 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2801 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2751 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2708 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2662 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.262 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2577 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2535 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2495 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2456 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2417 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.238 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2342 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2306 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2268 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2249 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2199 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2162 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5499 | 0.5411 | 0.5604 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.527 | 0.5108 | 0.5393 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4755 | 0.4434 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.401 | 0.3732 | 0.4353 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3511 | 0.3292 | 0.3704 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2958 | 0.2708 | 0.3258 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2479 | 0.2306 | 0.2662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.222 | 0.2162 | 0.2268 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 7 Lesotho 0.225 compare
- 8 Niger 0.2246 compare
- 9 Benin 0.2208 compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2063 compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.2045 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.2019 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mali
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 5.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,588 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Mali?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Mali was 0.2162 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5604 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2162 in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Mali ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.