Mali vs Tanzania: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Mali
85,201 deaths
in 2023
Tanzania
90,186 deaths
in 2023
Mali rank
11th
Tanzania rank
9th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Mali
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 90,186 deaths against 85,201 deaths in Mali, a difference of 4,985 deaths.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 111,868 deaths | 97,978 deaths | 13,889 deaths | Mali |
| 1960s | 118,625 deaths | 124,722 deaths | 6,097 deaths | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 116,214 deaths | 151,096 deaths | 34,882 deaths | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 106,220 deaths | 174,725 deaths | 68,506 deaths | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 97,432 deaths | 186,698 deaths | 89,266 deaths | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 97,905 deaths | 149,822 deaths | 51,917 deaths | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 93,718 deaths | 106,551 deaths | 12,833 deaths | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 86,296 deaths | 93,068 deaths | 6,773 deaths | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Mali or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 90,186 deaths against 85,201 deaths in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Mali and Tanzania?
- 4,985 deaths, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Tanzania rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Mali ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.