Adolescent mortality rate in Mali

Mali: Adolescent mortality rate was 8.42 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
8.42
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
8th
of 198 countries
All-time high
11.73
in 1990
All-time low
8.42
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adolescent mortality rate in Mali, 1990–2021

02.557.51012.51990200520211990: 11.71991: 11.61992: 11.51993: 11.31994: 11.21995: 11.11996: 111997: 10.91998: 10.81999: 10.62000: 10.52001: 10.42002: 10.22003: 10.12004: 102005: 9.92006: 9.82007: 9.72008: 9.62009: 9.62010: 9.52011: 9.42012: 9.32013: 9.32014: 9.22015: 9.12016: 92017: 8.92018: 8.92019: 8.72020: 8.62021: 8.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, adolescent mortality rate in Mali stood at 8.42. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Mali peaked at 11.73 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.42, in 2021.

That places Mali 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Adolescent mortality rate in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) in Mali, 1990 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1990 11.73
1991 11.61 -1.0%
1992 11.48 -1.1%
1993 11.34 -1.2%
1994 11.22 -1.0%
1995 11.1 -1.0%
1996 10.98 -1.1%
1997 10.87 -1.0%
1998 10.76 -1.1%
1999 10.62 -1.3%
2000 10.49 -1.2%
2001 10.36 -1.2%
2002 10.24 -1.2%
2003 10.12 -1.1%
2004 10.01 -1.1%
2005 9.9 -1.1%
2006 9.81 -0.9%
2007 9.73 -0.9%
2008 9.64 -0.9%
2009 9.55 -0.9%
2010 9.47 -0.9%
2011 9.39 -0.8%
2012 9.31 -0.8%
2013 9.26 -0.6%
2014 9.19 -0.7%
2015 9.1 -0.9%
2016 9.03 -0.8%
2017 8.95 -0.9%
2018 8.86 -1.0%
2019 8.73 -1.5%
2020 8.57 -1.9%
2021 8.42 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.17 10.62 11.73 10
2000s 9.98 9.55 10.49 10
2010s 9.13 8.73 9.47 10
2020s 8.49 8.42 8.57 2

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 5 Sierra Leone 9.91 compare
  2. 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.24 compare
  3. 7 Somalia 9.21 compare
  4. 9 South Sudan 8.36 compare
  5. 10 Madagascar 8.1 compare
  6. 11 Burundi 8.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adolescent mortality rate in Mali?
Adolescent mortality rate in Mali was 8.42 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 11.73 in 1990.
What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 8.42 in 2021.
How does Mali rank for adolescent mortality rate?
Mali ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
206 places, 6,592 data points, 1990–2021
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