Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mali
Mali: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mali, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mali stood at 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mali peaked at 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Mali 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mali, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9754 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9497 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9188 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8938 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8734 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8439 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9601 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8439 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8295 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8394 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 89 Myanmar 0.838 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Malta 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Switzerland 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Peru 0.8151 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Canada 0.8072 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Eritrea 0.8065 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mali?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mali was 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8197 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Mali rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Mali ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.