Mali vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, under-5

Mali
73 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
38.22 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mali rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Mali
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0100200300400196319932024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 73 per 1,000 live births against 38.22 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 34.78 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Mali ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 215.05 per 1,000 live births 91.96 per 1,000 live births 123.09 per 1,000 live births Mali
2000s 163.58 per 1,000 live births 67.85 per 1,000 live births 95.73 per 1,000 live births Mali
2010s 112.35 per 1,000 live births 49.88 per 1,000 live births 62.47 per 1,000 live births Mali
2020s 80.02 per 1,000 live births 40.7 per 1,000 live births 39.32 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, Mali or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Mali, at 73 per 1,000 live births against 38.22 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Mali and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
34.78 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mali and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Mali ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th 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

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.