Mortality rate, under-5 in Mali
Mali: Mortality rate, under-5 was 73 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Mali, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Mali recorded 73 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Mali peaked at 432.4 per 1,000 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 73 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Mali 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 411.34 per 1,000 live births | 391.4 per 1,000 live births | 432.4 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1970s | 351.3 per 1,000 live births | 313.7 per 1,000 live births | 385.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 269.45 per 1,000 live births | 238.4 per 1,000 live births | 305.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 215.05 per 1,000 live births | 195.6 per 1,000 live births | 233.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 163.58 per 1,000 live births | 138.9 per 1,000 live births | 189.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.35 per 1,000 live births | 91.9 per 1,000 live births | 133.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.02 per 1,000 live births | 73 per 1,000 live births | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 10 Liberia 86.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Benin 74.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 68 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 67.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Cameroon 64.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Mali
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 371,062 (2025)
- Population, male 12.71 million (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 0-14, male 45.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 5.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 387,564 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 343,057 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Mali?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Mali was 73 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 432.4 per 1,000 live births in 1963.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Mali ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.