Benin vs Mali: Child mortality
Benin
7.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mali
7.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Mali rank
13th
Child mortality over time
- Benin
- Mali
How they compare
Benin currently reports 7.47 deaths per 100 live births against 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in Mali, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mali ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Mali ranks 13th of 203 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1810s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1820s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1830s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1840s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1850s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1860s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1870s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1880s | 43.05 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1890s | 43.03 deaths per 100 live births | 49.43 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1900s | 42.71 deaths per 100 live births | 49.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1910s | 41.83 deaths per 100 live births | 48.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.22 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1920s | 40.82 deaths per 100 live births | 45.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.57 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1930s | 39.98 deaths per 100 live births | 43.4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1940s | 37.27 deaths per 100 live births | 44.27 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1950s | 33.02 deaths per 100 live births | 43.46 deaths per 100 live births | 10.44 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1960s | 28.55 deaths per 100 live births | 41.45 deaths per 100 live births | 12.91 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1970s | 23.81 deaths per 100 live births | 35.13 deaths per 100 live births | 11.32 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1980s | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 26.95 deaths per 100 live births | 7.62 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1990s | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 21.5 deaths per 100 live births | 6.11 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2000s | 12.16 deaths per 100 live births | 16.36 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2010s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2020s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0359 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Benin or Mali?
- Benin, at 7.47 deaths per 100 live births against 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Benin and Mali?
- 0.17 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mali rank globally for child mortality?
- Benin ranks 12th and Mali ranks 13th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.