Mali vs South Sudan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Mali
0.389 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
0.411 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mali rank
8th
South Sudan rank
6th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Mali
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.411 under-five deaths per woman against 0.389 under-five deaths per woman in Mali, a difference of 0.022 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.06 under-five deaths per woman | 2.55 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5162 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 1970s | 2.54 under-five deaths per woman | 2.17 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3751 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 2.55 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5948 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | 2.3 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7789 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9381 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1656 under-five deaths per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.719 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8027 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0837 under-five deaths per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.4536 under-five deaths per woman | 0.425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0286 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, Mali or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.411 under-five deaths per woman against 0.389 under-five deaths per woman in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Mali and South Sudan?
- 0.022 under-five deaths per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mali and South Sudan rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Mali ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th 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).