Burkina Faso vs Mali: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Burkina Faso
79.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mali
77.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Mali rank
13th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 79.1 per 1,000 live births against 77.1 per 1,000 live births in Mali, a difference of 2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Mali ranks 13th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 331.52 per 1,000 live births 409.93 per 1,000 live births 78.4 per 1,000 live births Mali
1970s 293.28 per 1,000 live births 359.52 per 1,000 live births 66.24 per 1,000 live births Mali
1980s 223.83 per 1,000 live births 277.33 per 1,000 live births 53.5 per 1,000 live births Mali
1990s 197.17 per 1,000 live births 223.31 per 1,000 live births 26.14 per 1,000 live births Mali
2000s 158.48 per 1,000 live births 170.03 per 1,000 live births 11.55 per 1,000 live births Mali
2010s 108.2 per 1,000 live births 117.53 per 1,000 live births 9.33 per 1,000 live births Mali
2020s 84.34 per 1,000 live births 84.22 per 1,000 live births 0.12 per 1,000 live births Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Burkina Faso, at 79.1 per 1,000 live births against 77.1 per 1,000 live births in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Burkina Faso and Mali?
2 per 1,000 live births, with Burkina Faso 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 mortality rate, under-5, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Mali ranks 13th 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.