Burkina Faso vs Mali: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Burkina Faso
0.3535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mali
0.389 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Mali rank
8th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.389 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Mali ranks 8th of 200 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | 3.06 under-five deaths per woman | 0.949 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 1970s | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 2.54 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6056 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4049 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 1990s | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2151 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.9531 under-five deaths per woman | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1506 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.571 under-five deaths per woman | 0.719 under-five deaths per woman | 0.148 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.3843 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4536 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0694 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 0.389 under-five deaths per woman against 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.0355 under-five deaths per woman, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Mali ranks 8th of 200 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).