Mali: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Mali?

Life expectancy at birth in Mali was 60.7 years in 2024, according to World Bank data based on UN Population Division estimates.

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if death rates at each age stayed as they were in that year. It is pulled down by deaths in early childhood: the infant mortality rate was 47.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to the World Bank infant mortality series. INSTAT is preparing a rapid mortality survey with verbal autopsy.

Official sources: World Bank: Life expectancy at birth, Mali · World Bank: Infant mortality rate, Mali

How common is malaria in Mali?

13.6% of people in Mali said they had had malaria in the previous three months, according to the INSTAT EMOP survey for April to June 2026: 12.2% in urban areas and 14.2% in rural areas. The World Bank, using WHO estimates, puts malaria incidence at 346 cases per 1,000 people at risk in 2024.

The EMOP figure is self-reported by households and covers April to June only. The WHO figure is a modelled annual estimate that adjusts for cases not seen at health facilities, so the two measures are not directly comparable.

Official sources: INSTAT: EMOP 2026, second round summary report (PDF) · World Bank: Malaria incidence, Mali

How far do people in Mali live from a health centre?

42.5% of Mali's population lived less than one kilometre from a health facility in April to June 2026, and 4.0% lived more than 15 kilometres away, according to the INSTAT EMOP survey, second round. 21.4% of people reported being ill in the reference period, and 3.1% had consulted a traditional healer.

Distances are reported by households in the survey. The figures cover the population of households surveyed in all regions and are published by area and sex. The World Bank counts 0.19 physicians per 1,000 people in Mali in 2023, according to WHO workforce data.

Official sources: INSTAT: EMOP 2026, second round summary report (PDF) · World Bank: Physicians per 1,000 people, Mali

What is the maternal mortality rate in Mali?

Mali's maternal mortality ratio was 367 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to World Bank data from the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-agency Group.

The ratio counts deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes during pregnancy or within 42 days of its end, per 100,000 live births. It is a modelled estimate that combines survey, census and health system data, and it comes with a wide uncertainty range.

Official sources: World Bank: Maternal mortality ratio, Mali

How long do people live in Mali?

60.7 years: that is life expectancy at birth in Mali for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. No year since 2005 has been higher. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 64.3 years; Mali is 42nd highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 187th of 193.

What is the infant mortality rate in Mali?

In 2024, the infant mortality rate in Mali was 47.5 per 1,000, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. No year since 2005 has been lower. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 37.2 per 1,000; Mali is 14th highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 16th of 192.

How many women die in childbirth in Mali?

According to the WHO, the maternal mortality ratio in Mali was 367 per 100,000 in 2023. That is the lowest since at least 2005. It is 15th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 257 per 100,000. World rank, highest first: 16th of 192.

How much does Mali spend on health?

3.8% of GDP: that is current health spending in Mali for 2023, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 3.5% of GDP (2020) to 5.5% of GDP (2006). Sub-Saharan Africa median: 4.4% of GDP; Mali is 31st highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 156th of 191.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Mali?

The WHO puts out-of-pocket health spending in Mali at 47.2% in 2023. Its high point since 2005 was 2008, at 63.2%; its low point was 2019, at 31.1%. It is 14th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 32.4%. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 38th highest.

How many doctors per person does Mali have?

According to the WHO, the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Mali was 0.19 per 1,000 in 2023. The peak was 0.19 per 1,000 in 2022 and the low 0.06 per 1,000 in 2006. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 0.18 per 1,000; Mali is 8th highest of 16. Of 58 countries with 2023 data, 48th highest.

How many hospital beds does Mali have?

0.25 per 1,000: that is hospital beds per 1,000 people in Mali for 2018, according to the WHO. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2009. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 0.77 per 1,000, and Mali placed 14th highest of 15. Of 137 countries with 2018 data, 136th highest.

What is the measles vaccination rate in Mali?

According to WHO and UNICEF, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Mali was 72.0% in 2024. Its high point since 2005 was 2010, at 78.0%; its low point was 2013, at 62.0%. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 81.0%, and Mali placed 29th highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 159th of 191.