Liberia vs Mali: Child mortality
Liberia
8.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mali
7.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
10th
Mali rank
13th
Child mortality over time
- Liberia
- Mali
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 8.64 deaths per 100 live births against 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in Mali, a difference of 1.34 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mali ahead.
Liberia ranks 10th and Mali ranks 13th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1810s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1820s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1830s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1840s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1850s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1860s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1870s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1880s | 42.92 deaths per 100 live births | 49.45 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1890s | 42.9 deaths per 100 live births | 49.43 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1900s | 42.58 deaths per 100 live births | 49.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.48 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1910s | 41.71 deaths per 100 live births | 48.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1920s | 40.7 deaths per 100 live births | 45.39 deaths per 100 live births | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1930s | 38.45 deaths per 100 live births | 43.4 deaths per 100 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1940s | 34.43 deaths per 100 live births | 44.27 deaths per 100 live births | 9.84 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1950s | 30.71 deaths per 100 live births | 43.46 deaths per 100 live births | 12.75 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1960s | 30.38 deaths per 100 live births | 41.45 deaths per 100 live births | 11.08 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1970s | 26.69 deaths per 100 live births | 35.13 deaths per 100 live births | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1980s | 24.86 deaths per 100 live births | 26.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1990s | 25.03 deaths per 100 live births | 21.5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 14.51 deaths per 100 live births | 16.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2010s | 9.55 deaths per 100 live births | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2020s | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.753 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Liberia or Mali?
- Liberia, at 8.64 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 Liberia and Mali?
- 1.34 deaths per 100 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mali?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Mali rank globally for child mortality?
- Liberia ranks 10th 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
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.