Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Mali or Sudan?

Mali, at 85,201 deaths against 83,414 deaths in Sudan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Sudan: Number of children who die before age 5

Mali

85,201 deaths

in 2023

Sudan

83,414 deaths

in 2023

Mali rank

11th

Sudan rank

12th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Mali
Sudan

How they compare

Mali currently reports 85,201 deaths against 83,414 deaths in Sudan, a difference of 1,787 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	111,868 deaths	63,740 deaths	48,128 deaths	Mali
1960s	118,625 deaths	75,348 deaths	43,276 deaths	Mali
1970s	116,214 deaths	95,704 deaths	20,510 deaths	Mali
1980s	106,220 deaths	129,443 deaths	23,223 deaths	Sudan
1990s	97,432 deaths	121,288 deaths	23,856 deaths	Sudan
2000s	97,905 deaths	111,780 deaths	13,874 deaths	Sudan
2010s	93,718 deaths	92,032 deaths	1,687 deaths	Mali
2020s	86,296 deaths	85,258 deaths	1,038 deaths	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Mali or Sudan?: Mali, at 85,201 deaths against 83,414 deaths in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Mali and Sudan?: 1,787 deaths, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Mali ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.