Madagascar vs Mali: Number of infant deaths
Madagascar
42,981 deaths
in 2024
Mali
45,233 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar rank
22nd
Mali rank
19th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 45,233 deaths against 42,981 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 2,252 deaths.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mali ahead.
Madagascar ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 19th 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 | 32,853 deaths | 58,423 deaths | 25,570 deaths | Mali |
| 1980s | 52,362 deaths | 55,258 deaths | 2,896 deaths | Mali |
| 1990s | 47,296 deaths | 52,884 deaths | 5,588 deaths | Mali |
| 2000s | 40,159 deaths | 55,086 deaths | 14,927 deaths | Mali |
| 2010s | 37,649 deaths | 53,509 deaths | 15,860 deaths | Mali |
| 2020s | 42,802 deaths | 46,749 deaths | 3,947 deaths | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Madagascar or Mali?
- Mali, at 45,233 deaths against 42,981 deaths in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Madagascar and Mali?
- 2,252 deaths, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 19th 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 infant 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 1 .