Burkina Faso vs Mali: Child mortality by sex
Burkina Faso
7.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mali
7.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Mali rank
13th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.91 deaths per 100 live births against 7.71 deaths per 100 live births in Mali, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.15 deaths per 100 live births | 40.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.84 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1970s | 29.33 deaths per 100 live births | 35.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1980s | 22.38 deaths per 100 live births | 27.73 deaths per 100 live births | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1990s | 19.72 deaths per 100 live births | 22.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2000s | 15.85 deaths per 100 live births | 17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2010s | 10.82 deaths per 100 live births | 11.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9338 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2020s | 8.43 deaths per 100 live births | 8.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0112 deaths per 100 live births | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.91 deaths per 100 live births against 7.71 deaths per 100 live births in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .