What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Mali?

0.75 deaths per 100 live births, with Mali ahead.

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

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Youth mortality rate

Burkina Faso

8.2 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Mali

8.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

15th

Mali rank

13th

Youth mortality rate over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 8.95 deaths per 100 live births against 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.75 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24.35 deaths per 100 live births	29.85 deaths per 100 live births	5.5 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
1990s	22 deaths per 100 live births	24.39 deaths per 100 live births	2.4 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
2000s	17.64 deaths per 100 live births	18.87 deaths per 100 live births	1.24 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
2010s	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	13.38 deaths per 100 live births	1.72 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
2020s	8.77 deaths per 100 live births	9.76 deaths per 100 live births	0.9916 deaths per 100 live births	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Mali, at 8.95 deaths per 100 live births against 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 0.75 deaths per 100 live births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Mali ranks 13th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.