Number of under-five deaths in Mali
Mali: Number of under-five deaths was 68,264 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Mali, 1971–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Mali recorded 68,264 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Mali peaked at 116,015 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 68,264, in 2024.
That places Mali 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113,779 | 110,688 | 116,015 | 9 |
| 1980s | 104,267 | 98,801 | 109,927 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,608 | 96,090 | 97,708 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,452 | 95,315 | 96,865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,613 | 78,207 | 94,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,780 | 68,264 | 75,545 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 13 Somalia 78,271 compare
- 14 Afghanistan 77,768 compare
- 15 Mozambique 74,215 compare
- 17 Angola 67,003 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
- 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
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)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 387,564 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 11.54 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 45.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 371,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 350,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Mali?
- Number of under-five deaths in Mali was 68,264 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 116,015 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,264 in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Mali ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.