Burkina Faso vs Mali: Infant mortality by sex
Burkina Faso
4.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mali
5.16 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Mali rank
16th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.16 deaths per 100 live births against 4.79 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.37 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Mali ranks 16th of 199 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 | 17.42 deaths per 100 live births | 21.58 deaths per 100 live births | 4.16 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1970s | 15.57 deaths per 100 live births | 19.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1980s | 12.07 deaths per 100 live births | 15.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1990s | 10.69 deaths per 100 live births | 12.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2000s | 8.74 deaths per 100 live births | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9133 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2010s | 6.26 deaths per 100 live births | 7.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9825 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5019 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, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.16 deaths per 100 live births against 4.79 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.37 deaths per 100 live births, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th 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 .