Burkina Faso vs Mali: Number of child deaths by age
Burkina Faso
22,247 deaths
in 2024
Mali
23,031 deaths
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Mali rank
10th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 23,031 deaths against 22,247 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 784 deaths.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Mali ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,814 deaths | 55,238 deaths | 18,424 deaths | Mali |
| 1980s | 36,151 deaths | 49,010 deaths | 12,858 deaths | Mali |
| 1990s | 40,286 deaths | 43,724 deaths | 3,438 deaths | Mali |
| 2000s | 39,500 deaths | 41,366 deaths | 1,867 deaths | Mali |
| 2010s | 32,212 deaths | 34,104 deaths | 1,892 deaths | Mali |
| 2020s | 24,404 deaths | 25,031 deaths | 626.8 deaths | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 23,031 deaths against 22,247 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 784 deaths, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Mali ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .