Mali vs South Sudan: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Mali
58.73 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
62.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mali rank
9th
South Sudan rank
7th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Mali
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 62.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 58.73 deaths per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Mali ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 186.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 247.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.32 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 180.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 238.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.64 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 164.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 202.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.41 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 138.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 218.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.47 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 117.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 156.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.3 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 95.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 73.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 99.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.87 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 61.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
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, Mali or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 62.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 58.73 deaths per 1,000 people in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Mali and South Sudan?
- 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and South Sudan rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Mali ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 7th 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.