Afghanistan vs Mali: Number of child deaths
Afghanistan
77,768 deaths
in 2024
Mali
68,264 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
14th
Mali rank
16th
Number of child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 77,768 deaths against 68,264 deaths in Mali, a difference of 9,504 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Mali ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 175,210 deaths | 113,779 deaths | 61,432 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 150,958 deaths | 104,267 deaths | 46,691 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 121,065 deaths | 96,608 deaths | 24,457 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 117,482 deaths | 96,452 deaths | 21,030 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 93,544 deaths | 87,613 deaths | 5,932 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 81,559 deaths | 71,780 deaths | 9,779 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Afghanistan, at 77,768 deaths against 68,264 deaths in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 9,504 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Mali ranks 16th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .