Mali vs Niger: Infant mortality rate
Mali
6.1%
in 2023
Niger
6.5%
in 2023
Mali rank
9th
Niger rank
6th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.5% against 6.1% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.7% | 12.5% | 5.2% | Mali |
| 1960s | 17.1% | 12.5% | 4.6% | Mali |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 12.8% | 3.0% | Mali |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 0.9% | Mali |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.6% | 0.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 6.5% against 6.1% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Mali and Niger?
- 0.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Mali ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.