Madagascar vs Mali: Number of child deaths
Madagascar
61,923 deaths
in 2024
Mali
68,264 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Mali rank
16th
Number of child deaths over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 68,264 deaths against 61,923 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 6,341 deaths.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mali ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and Mali ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,560 deaths | 111,569 deaths | 48,008 deaths | Mali |
| 1980s | 90,432 deaths | 104,267 deaths | 13,835 deaths | Mali |
| 1990s | 75,883 deaths | 96,608 deaths | 20,725 deaths | Mali |
| 2000s | 61,976 deaths | 96,452 deaths | 34,476 deaths | Mali |
| 2010s | 55,766 deaths | 87,613 deaths | 31,847 deaths | Mali |
| 2020s | 61,840 deaths | 71,780 deaths | 9,940 deaths | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Madagascar or Mali?
- Mali, at 68,264 deaths against 61,923 deaths in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Madagascar and Mali?
- 6,341 deaths, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 19th 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 .