Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Afghanistan or Mali?

Afghanistan, at 64,348 deaths against 57,544 deaths in Mali as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Afghanistan and Mali?

6,804 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Mali: Number of infants who die before age 1

Afghanistan

64,348 deaths

in 2023

Mali

57,544 deaths

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

11th

Mali rank

14th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Afghanistan
Mali

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 64,348 deaths against 57,544 deaths in Mali, a difference of 6,804 deaths.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 11th and Mali ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1950s	108,142 deaths	45,235 deaths	62,907 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	111,134 deaths	49,965 deaths	61,169 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	118,506 deaths	53,637 deaths	64,870 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	95,553 deaths	54,621 deaths	40,933 deaths	Afghanistan
1990s	89,445 deaths	54,406 deaths	35,038 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	85,638 deaths	59,751 deaths	25,887 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	73,153 deaths	60,688 deaths	12,465 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	66,684 deaths	57,758 deaths	8,926 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Afghanistan or Mali?: Afghanistan, at 64,348 deaths against 57,544 deaths in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Afghanistan and Mali?: 6,804 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Afghanistan ranks 11th and Mali ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.