Death rate, crude in Mali

Mali: Death rate, crude was 8.51 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.51 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
71st
of 217 countries
All-time high
34.35 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
8.51 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Death rate, crude in Mali, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2024, death rate, crude in Mali stood at 8.51 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Mali peaked at 34.35 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.51 per 1,000 people, in 2024.

That places Mali 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Death rate, crude in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Mali, 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1960 34.35 per 1,000 people
1961 34.17 per 1,000 people -0.5%
1962 33.98 per 1,000 people -0.6%
1963 33.79 per 1,000 people -0.5%
1964 33.58 per 1,000 people -0.6%
1965 33.27 per 1,000 people -0.9%
1966 33.04 per 1,000 people -0.7%
1967 32.64 per 1,000 people -1.2%
1968 32.3 per 1,000 people -1.1%
1969 32.02 per 1,000 people -0.9%
1970 31.49 per 1,000 people -1.6%
1971 31.11 per 1,000 people -1.2%
1972 30.42 per 1,000 people -2.2%
1973 29.87 per 1,000 people -1.8%
1974 29.25 per 1,000 people -2.1%
1975 28.59 per 1,000 people -2.3%
1976 27.96 per 1,000 people -2.2%
1977 27.25 per 1,000 people -2.5%
1978 26.56 per 1,000 people -2.5%
1979 25.92 per 1,000 people -2.4%
1980 25.27 per 1,000 people -2.5%
1981 24.64 per 1,000 people -2.5%
1982 23.9 per 1,000 people -3.0%
1983 23.05 per 1,000 people -3.6%
1984 22.44 per 1,000 people -2.6%
1985 21.95 per 1,000 people -2.2%
1986 21.38 per 1,000 people -2.6%
1987 20.86 per 1,000 people -2.4%
1988 20.41 per 1,000 people -2.1%
1989 19.93 per 1,000 people -2.4%
1990 19.56 per 1,000 people -1.9%
1991 19.22 per 1,000 people -1.7%
1992 18.88 per 1,000 people -1.8%
1993 18.54 per 1,000 people -1.8%
1994 18.22 per 1,000 people -1.8%
1995 17.84 per 1,000 people -2.1%
1996 17.59 per 1,000 people -1.4%
1997 17.12 per 1,000 people -2.6%
1998 16.73 per 1,000 people -2.3%
1999 16.4 per 1,000 people -1.9%
2000 16.02 per 1,000 people -2.3%
2001 15.54 per 1,000 people -3.0%
2002 15.06 per 1,000 people -3.1%
2003 14.63 per 1,000 people -2.9%
2004 14.21 per 1,000 people -2.9%
2005 13.84 per 1,000 people -2.6%
2006 13.46 per 1,000 people -2.8%
2007 13.1 per 1,000 people -2.7%
2008 12.76 per 1,000 people -2.6%
2009 12.44 per 1,000 people -2.5%
2010 12.12 per 1,000 people -2.5%
2011 11.81 per 1,000 people -2.5%
2012 11.56 per 1,000 people -2.1%
2013 11.22 per 1,000 people -3.0%
2014 10.89 per 1,000 people -2.9%
2015 10.59 per 1,000 people -2.7%
2016 10.27 per 1,000 people -3.0%
2017 10.03 per 1,000 people -2.3%
2018 9.77 per 1,000 people -2.6%
2019 9.47 per 1,000 people -3.1%
2020 9.5 per 1,000 people +0.3%
2021 9.28 per 1,000 people -2.4%
2022 8.86 per 1,000 people -4.5%
2023 8.63 per 1,000 people -2.6%
2024 8.51 per 1,000 people -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.31 per 1,000 people 32.02 per 1,000 people 34.35 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 28.84 per 1,000 people 25.92 per 1,000 people 31.49 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 22.38 per 1,000 people 19.93 per 1,000 people 25.27 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 18.01 per 1,000 people 16.4 per 1,000 people 19.56 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 14.11 per 1,000 people 12.44 per 1,000 people 16.02 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 10.77 per 1,000 people 9.47 per 1,000 people 12.12 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 8.96 per 1,000 people 8.51 per 1,000 people 9.5 per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 68 Saint Lucia 8.71 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 69 Benin 8.71 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 70 Sweden 8.6 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 72 Togo 8.49 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 73 Albania 8.46 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 74 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.42 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate, crude in Mali?
Death rate, crude in Mali was 8.51 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 34.35 per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 8.51 per 1,000 people in 2024.
How does Mali rank for death rate, crude?
Mali ranks 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.