Mali vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, neonatal

Mali
28 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
22.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mali rank
16th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
15th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Mali
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
20406080100196419942024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 28 per 1,000 live births against 22.7 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 60.59 per 1,000 live births 41.51 per 1,000 live births 19.08 per 1,000 live births Mali
2000s 45.4 per 1,000 live births 34.68 per 1,000 live births 10.72 per 1,000 live births Mali
2010s 35.68 per 1,000 live births 27.53 per 1,000 live births 8.15 per 1,000 live births Mali
2020s 29.54 per 1,000 live births 23.88 per 1,000 live births 5.66 per 1,000 live births Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Mali or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Mali, at 28 per 1,000 live births against 22.7 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Mali and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
5.3 per 1,000 live births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mali and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Mali ranks 16th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.