Côte d'Ivoire vs Mali: Number of child deaths
Côte d'Ivoire
63,784 deaths
in 2024
Mali
68,264 deaths
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th
Mali rank
16th
Number of child deaths over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 68,264 deaths against 63,784 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 4,480 deaths.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mali ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Mali ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,033 deaths | 113,779 deaths | 47,746 deaths | Mali |
| 1980s | 70,759 deaths | 104,267 deaths | 33,508 deaths | Mali |
| 1990s | 93,371 deaths | 96,608 deaths | 3,237 deaths | Mali |
| 2000s | 98,982 deaths | 96,452 deaths | 2,530 deaths | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 82,553 deaths | 87,613 deaths | 5,059 deaths | Mali |
| 2020s | 66,957 deaths | 71,780 deaths | 4,823 deaths | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Côte d'Ivoire or Mali?
- Mali, at 68,264 deaths against 63,784 deaths in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Côte d'Ivoire and Mali?
- 4,480 deaths, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Mali?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Mali rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th 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 .