Child mortality rate in Mali
Mali: Child mortality rate was 9.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children.
Analysis
Mali recorded 9.2% for child mortality rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Mali peaked at 46.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2023.
That places Mali 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.6% | 43.4% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.6% | 39.4% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.1% | 31.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 23.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 13.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 6 Sierra Leone 9.7% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 9.5% compare
- 8 Guinea 9.3% compare
- 10 Benin 7.9% compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 7.7% compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.3% compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Mali?
- Child mortality rate in Mali was 9.2% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for child mortality rate?
- Mali ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.