Mali vs Somalia: Number of child deaths
Mali
68,264 deaths
in 2024
Somalia
78,271 deaths
in 2024
Mali rank
16th
Somalia rank
13th
Number of child deaths over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 78,271 deaths against 68,264 deaths in Mali, a difference of 10,007 deaths.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99,320 deaths | 64,266 deaths | 35,054 deaths | Mali |
| 1990s | 96,608 deaths | 84,177 deaths | 12,431 deaths | Mali |
| 2000s | 96,452 deaths | 83,565 deaths | 12,888 deaths | Mali |
| 2010s | 87,613 deaths | 104,317 deaths | 16,704 deaths | Somalia |
| 2020s | 71,780 deaths | 85,330 deaths | 13,550 deaths | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 78,271 deaths against 68,264 deaths in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mali and Somalia?
- 10,007 deaths, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Mali ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 13th 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 .