Mali vs Mozambique: Number of child deaths
Mali
68,264 deaths
in 2024
Mozambique
74,215 deaths
in 2024
Mali rank
16th
Mozambique rank
15th
Number of child deaths over time
- Mali
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 74,215 deaths against 68,264 deaths in Mali, a difference of 5,951 deaths.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113,779 deaths | 116,826 deaths | 3,047 deaths | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 104,267 deaths | 152,109 deaths | 47,842 deaths | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 96,608 deaths | 137,275 deaths | 40,666 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 96,452 deaths | 104,813 deaths | 8,361 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 87,613 deaths | 81,757 deaths | 5,855 deaths | Mali |
| 2020s | 71,780 deaths | 76,461 deaths | 4,681 deaths | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Mali or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 74,215 deaths against 68,264 deaths in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mali and Mozambique?
- 5,951 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Mozambique rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Mali ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 15th 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 .