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

0.75 deaths per 100 live births, with Mali ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Cameroon vs Mali: Youth mortality rate

Cameroon

8.2 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Mali

8.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Cameroon rank

14th

Mali rank

13th

Youth mortality rate over time

Cameroon
Mali

How they compare

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

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

Across all 49 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 14th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.71 deaths per 100 live births	36.63 deaths per 100 live births	14.92 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
1980s	18.51 deaths per 100 live births	30.67 deaths per 100 live births	12.16 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
1990s	17.09 deaths per 100 live births	24.39 deaths per 100 live births	7.3 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
2000s	15.36 deaths per 100 live births	18.87 deaths per 100 live births	3.51 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
2010s	11.28 deaths per 100 live births	13.38 deaths per 100 live births	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	Mali
2020s	8.76 deaths per 100 live births	9.76 deaths per 100 live births	1 deaths per 100 live births	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Cameroon or Mali?: Mali, at 8.95 deaths per 100 live births against 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Cameroon and Mali?: 0.75 deaths per 100 live births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Cameroon ranks 14th 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: 30 October 2026

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