Liberia vs Mali: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Liberia
52.77 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mali
58.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia rank
11th
Mali rank
9th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Liberia
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 58.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 52.77 deaths per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 5.96 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 11th and Mali ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 196.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 186.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1960s | 193.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 180.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1970s | 174.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 164.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 163.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 138.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 160.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 100.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 66.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 54.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.22 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, Liberia or Mali?
- Mali, at 58.73 deaths per 1,000 people against 52.77 deaths per 1,000 people in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Liberia and Mali?
- 5.96 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Mali rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Liberia ranks 11th 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.