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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Mali: Number of neonatal deaths

Afghanistan

37,406 deaths

in 2019

Mali

38,037 deaths

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

12th

Mali rank

11th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Afghanistan
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 38,037 deaths against 37,406 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 631 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Mali ranks 11th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29,349 deaths	19,396 deaths	9,953 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	33,052 deaths	24,705 deaths	8,347 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	39,321 deaths	28,654 deaths	10,667 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	28,593 deaths	28,900 deaths	306.9 deaths	Mali
1990s	37,020 deaths	29,318 deaths	7,702 deaths	Afghanistan
2000s	38,229 deaths	30,664 deaths	7,566 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	35,724 deaths	35,930 deaths	205.3 deaths	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Afghanistan or Mali?: Mali, at 38,037 deaths against 37,406 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Afghanistan and Mali?: 631 deaths, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 12th and Mali ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.