Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Mali
Mali: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 23.95 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
23.95
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
20th
of 200 countries
All-time high
27.28
in 2025
All-time low
23.95
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Mali, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Mali is 23.95, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Mali ranks 20th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.28 | — |
| 2026 | 26.58 | -2.6% |
| 2027 | 25.9 | -2.6% |
| 2028 | 25.23 | -2.6% |
| 2029 | 24.58 | -2.6% |
| 2030 | 23.95 | -2.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 23.95 is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.31, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 23.95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 25.91 | 24.58 | 27.28 | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.95 | 23.95 | 23.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 24.59 compare
- 18 Mozambique 24.14 compare
- 19 Eswatini 23.99 compare
- 21 Djibouti 23.63 compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.37 compare
- 23 Malawi 23.31 compare
More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Mali?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Mali was 23.95 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 27.28 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.95 in 2030.
- How does Mali rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Mali ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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