Kenya vs Mali: Number of infant deaths
Kenya
51,498.0%
in 2023
Mali
53,652.0%
in 2023
Kenya rank
16th
Mali rank
13th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Kenya
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 53,652.0% against 51,498.0% in Kenya, a difference of 2,154.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Mali ahead.
Kenya ranks 16th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,563.0% | 58,063.7% | 8,500.7% | Mali |
| 1970s | 51,451.1% | 58,027.2% | 6,576.1% | Mali |
| 1980s | 55,780.0% | 54,997.2% | 782.8% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 73,743.4% | 52,763.1% | 20,980.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 68,987.5% | 54,936.3% | 14,051.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 57,819.3% | 56,070.4% | 1,748.9% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 52,458.8% | 53,828.8% | 1,370.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Kenya or Mali?
- Mali, at 53,652.0% against 51,498.0% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Kenya and Mali?
- 2,154.0%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Kenya ranks 16th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.