Mortality rate, infant, male in Mali

Mali: Mortality rate, infant, male was 51.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
51.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
16th
of 197 countries
All-time high
220.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1966
All-time low
51.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
59
1966–2024

Mortality rate, infant, male in Mali, 1966–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Mali recorded 51.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Mali peaked at 220.3 per 1,000 live births in 1966 and was at its lowest, 51.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Mali 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Mortality rate, infant, male in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Mali, 1966 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1966 220.3 per 1,000 live births
1967 217.1 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1968 214.3 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1969 211.5 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1970 208.3 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1971 204.8 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1972 201.4 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1973 197.5 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
1974 193.4 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
1975 189.2 per 1,000 live births -2.2%
1976 184.7 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1977 180.3 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1978 176.1 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
1979 171.5 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
1980 167.5 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
1981 163.4 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1982 159.3 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
1983 155.2 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
1984 151.3 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
1985 147.7 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1986 144.2 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1987 141.1 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
1988 138.5 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1989 135.9 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
1990 133.5 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1991 131.4 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1992 129.5 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1993 127.8 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1994 125.8 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1995 123.6 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1996 121.4 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1997 118.7 per 1,000 live births -2.2%
1998 115.8 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1999 112.8 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2000 109.7 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2001 106.5 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2002 103.3 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2003 100.1 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
2004 97.3 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2005 94.7 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2006 92 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2007 89.6 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2008 87.2 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2009 84.9 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2010 82.6 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2011 80.3 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2012 78.2 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2013 76 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2014 73.7 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2015 71.4 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
2016 69.1 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2017 66.7 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
2018 64.4 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
2019 62.1 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2020 59.9 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
2021 57.6 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2022 55.5 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2023 53.4 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2024 51.6 per 1,000 live births -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 215.8 per 1,000 live births 211.5 per 1,000 live births 220.3 per 1,000 live births 4
1970s 190.72 per 1,000 live births 171.5 per 1,000 live births 208.3 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 150.41 per 1,000 live births 135.9 per 1,000 live births 167.5 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 124.03 per 1,000 live births 112.8 per 1,000 live births 133.5 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 96.53 per 1,000 live births 84.9 per 1,000 live births 109.7 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 72.45 per 1,000 live births 62.1 per 1,000 live births 82.6 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 55.6 per 1,000 live births 51.6 per 1,000 live births 59.9 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 13 Pakistan 53.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 14 Equatorial Guinea 52.4 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 15 Afghanistan 52 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 17 Cote d'Ivoire 50.4 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 18 Benin 49.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 19 Burkina Faso 47.9 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant, male in Mali?
Mortality rate, infant, male in Mali was 51.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 220.3 per 1,000 live births in 1966.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 51.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Mali rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
Mali ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.