What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cameroon and Mali?

8.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?

62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Mali: Mortality rate, under-5

Cameroon

64.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mali

73 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Cameroon rank

16th

Mali rank

13th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Cameroon
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 73 per 1,000 live births against 64.8 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 8.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 16th and Mali ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	246.69 per 1,000 live births	411.34 per 1,000 live births	164.66 per 1,000 live births	Mali
1970s	195.72 per 1,000 live births	351.3 per 1,000 live births	155.58 per 1,000 live births	Mali
1980s	155.47 per 1,000 live births	269.45 per 1,000 live births	113.98 per 1,000 live births	Mali
1990s	144.35 per 1,000 live births	215.05 per 1,000 live births	70.7 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2000s	129.12 per 1,000 live births	163.58 per 1,000 live births	34.46 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2010s	91.54 per 1,000 live births	112.35 per 1,000 live births	20.81 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2020s	69.5 per 1,000 live births	80.02 per 1,000 live births	10.52 per 1,000 live births	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Cameroon or Mali?: Mali, at 73 per 1,000 live births against 64.8 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cameroon and Mali?: 8.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Cameroon ranks 16th and Mali ranks 13th of 196 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 (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, under-5 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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