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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Mortality rate, under-5

Guinea-Bissau

67.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mali

73 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

15th

Mali rank

13th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Guinea-Bissau
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 73 per 1,000 live births against 67.3 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 5.7 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Mali ranks 13th of 197 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1980s	236.84 per 1,000 live births	250.72 per 1,000 live births	13.88 per 1,000 live births	Mali
1990s	202.21 per 1,000 live births	215.05 per 1,000 live births	12.84 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2000s	148.09 per 1,000 live births	163.58 per 1,000 live births	15.49 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2010s	94.74 per 1,000 live births	112.35 per 1,000 live births	17.61 per 1,000 live births	Mali
2020s	72 per 1,000 live births	80.02 per 1,000 live births	8.02 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, Guinea-Bissau or Mali?: Mali, at 73 per 1,000 live births against 67.3 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?: 5.7 per 1,000 live births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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 (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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.