Afghanistan vs Mali: Infant mortality by sex
Afghanistan
5.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mali
5.16 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
15th
Mali rank
16th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.2 deaths per 100 live births against 5.16 deaths per 100 live births in Mali, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 15th and Mali ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.11 deaths per 100 live births | 21.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 22.39 deaths per 100 live births | 19.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 19.13 deaths per 100 live births | 15.04 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 13.47 deaths per 100 live births | 12.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 10.02 deaths per 100 live births | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3703 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2593 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0257 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Afghanistan, at 5.2 deaths per 100 live births against 5.16 deaths per 100 live births in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 15th and Mali ranks 16th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .