What is child mortality vs. health spending in Mali?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Mali was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Mali?

The highest recorded value was 43.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1963.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Mali?

The lowest recorded value was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Mali rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Mali ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Mali?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mali data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Mali

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Mali
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Mali: Child mortality vs. health spending was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

7.3 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

13th

of 199 countries

All-time high

43.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 1963

All-time low

7.3 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1963–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Mali, 1963–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Mali is 7.3 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Mali peaked at 43.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 7.3 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	41.13 deaths per 100 live births	39.14 deaths per 100 live births	43.24 deaths per 100 live births	7
1970s	35.13 deaths per 100 live births	31.37 deaths per 100 live births	38.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	26.95 deaths per 100 live births	23.84 deaths per 100 live births	30.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	21.5 deaths per 100 live births	19.56 deaths per 100 live births	23.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	16.36 deaths per 100 live births	13.89 deaths per 100 live births	18.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	11.24 deaths per 100 live births	9.19 deaths per 100 live births	13.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	8 deaths per 100 live births	7.3 deaths per 100 live births	8.76 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mali

10 Liberia 8.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
16 Cameroon 6.48 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Mali

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 379,096 (2025)
Population, male 50.4% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 382,974 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 391,249 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 379,272 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 6.46 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 11.54 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 387,564 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 371,062 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 350,904 (2025)

All data for Mali →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Mali?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Mali was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Mali?: The highest recorded value was 43.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1963.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Mali?: The lowest recorded value was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mali rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Mali ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Mali?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .