What is child mortality in Mali?

Child mortality in Mali was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Mali?

The highest recorded value was 49.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Mali?

The lowest recorded value was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Mali rank for child mortality?

Mali ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Mali?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mali data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Mali

Name: Child mortality in Mali
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mali: Child mortality was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

7.3 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

13th

of 203 countries

All-time high

49.45 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

7.3 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Mali, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Mali recorded 7.3 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Mali peaked at 49.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 7.3 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Mali 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	49.43 deaths per 100 live births	49.38 deaths per 100 live births	49.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	49.06 deaths per 100 live births	48.68 deaths per 100 live births	49.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	48.06 deaths per 100 live births	47.53 deaths per 100 live births	48.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	45.39 deaths per 100 live births	43.42 deaths per 100 live births	47.42 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	43.4 deaths per 100 live births	43 deaths per 100 live births	43.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	44.27 deaths per 100 live births	43.88 deaths per 100 live births	44.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	43.46 deaths per 100 live births	42.47 deaths per 100 live births	44.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	41.45 deaths per 100 live births	39.14 deaths per 100 live births	43.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	35.13 deaths per 100 live births	31.37 deaths per 100 live births	38.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	26.95 deaths per 100 live births	23.84 deaths per 100 live births	30.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	21.5 deaths per 100 live births	19.56 deaths per 100 live births	23.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	16.36 deaths per 100 live births	13.89 deaths per 100 live births	18.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	11.24 deaths per 100 live births	9.19 deaths per 100 live births	13.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	8 deaths per 100 live births	7.3 deaths per 100 live births	8.76 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mali

10 Liberia 8.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
16 Cameroon 6.48 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Mali

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 878 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 276 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 276 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,651 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 196,322 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 211,348 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 205,861 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 221,859 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 216,172 (2025)

All data for Mali →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Mali?: Child mortality in Mali was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Mali?: The highest recorded value was 49.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Mali?: The lowest recorded value was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mali rank for child mortality?: Mali ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Mali?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.