Which has higher child mortality, Liberia or Mali?

Liberia, at 8.64 against 7.3 in Mali as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mali?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia

8.64

in 2024

Mali

7.3

in 2024

Liberia rank

10th

Mali rank

13th

Liberia currently reports 8.64 against 7.3 in Mali, a difference of 1.34.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.

Liberia ranks 10th and Mali ranks 13th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 5.

Decade	Liberia	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	30.38	43.33	12.96	Mali
1970s	26.69	35.13	8.44	Mali
1980s	24.86	26.95	2.09	Mali
1990s	25.03	21.51	3.52	Liberia
2000s	14.51	16.36	1.85	Mali
2010s	9.55	11.23	1.69	Mali
2020s	8.76	8	0.754	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Liberia or Mali?: Liberia, at 8.64 against 7.3 in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Liberia and Mali?: 1.34, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mali?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Mali rank globally for child mortality?: Liberia ranks 10th and Mali ranks 13th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.