Burkina Faso vs Mali: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Burkina Faso
50.22 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mali
58.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Mali rank
9th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 58.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 50.22 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 8.51 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Mali ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 168.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 186.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1960s | 158.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 180.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1970s | 143.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 164.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1980s | 119.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1990s | 109.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2000s | 92.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 65.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 52.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 58.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 50.22 deaths per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 8.51 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Mali ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.