Mali vs Niger: Number of deaths from malaria
Mali
19,833 deaths
in 2021
Niger
33,323 deaths
in 2021
Mali rank
6th
Niger rank
3rd
Number of deaths from malaria over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 33,323 deaths against 19,833 deaths in Mali, a difference of 13,490 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.7 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,041 deaths | 20,522 deaths | 518.77 deaths | Mali |
| 2010s | 20,220 deaths | 30,259 deaths | 10,039 deaths | Niger |
| 2020s | 21,106 deaths | 33,952 deaths | 12,846 deaths | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 33,323 deaths against 19,833 deaths in Mali as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Mali and Niger?
- 13,490 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?
- Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. 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 from malaria in both sexes.