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Number of children who die before age 5 in Mali

Mali: Number of children who die before age 5 was 85,201 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
85,201 deaths
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
11th
of 236 countries
All-time high
119,910 deaths
in 1968
All-time low
85,201 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children who die before age 5 in Mali, 1950–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Mali recorded 85,201 deaths for number of children who die before age 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Mali peaked at 119,910 deaths in 1968 and was at its lowest, 85,201 deaths, in 2023.

Mali ranks 11th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children who die before age 5 in Mali, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 108,628 deaths —
1951 109,612 deaths +0.9%
1952 110,465 deaths +0.8%
1953 110,925 deaths +0.4%
1954 111,773 deaths +0.8%
1955 112,224 deaths +0.4%
1956 112,744 deaths +0.5%
1957 113,321 deaths +0.5%
1958 114,046 deaths +0.6%
1959 114,941 deaths +0.8%
1960 115,836 deaths +0.8%
1961 116,826 deaths +0.9%
1962 117,625 deaths +0.7%
1963 118,360 deaths +0.6%
1964 119,004 deaths +0.5%
1965 119,321 deaths +0.3%
1966 119,764 deaths +0.4%
1967 119,702 deaths -0.1%
1968 119,910 deaths +0.2%
1969 119,901 deaths -0.0%
1970 119,413 deaths -0.4%
1971 119,113 deaths -0.3%
1972 118,216 deaths -0.8%
1973 117,511 deaths -0.6%
1974 116,803 deaths -0.6%
1975 115,979 deaths -0.7%
1976 115,197 deaths -0.7%
1977 114,201 deaths -0.9%
1978 113,234 deaths -0.8%
1979 112,475 deaths -0.7%
1980 111,665 deaths -0.7%
1981 110,886 deaths -0.7%
1982 109,669 deaths -1.1%
1983 108,305 deaths -1.2%
1984 106,887 deaths -1.3%
1985 105,589 deaths -1.2%
1986 104,165 deaths -1.3%
1987 102,862 deaths -1.3%
1988 101,678 deaths -1.2%
1989 100,491 deaths -1.2%
1990 99,380 deaths -1.1%
1991 98,645 deaths -0.7%
1992 98,111 deaths -0.5%
1993 97,690 deaths -0.4%
1994 97,612 deaths -0.1%
1995 96,927 deaths -0.7%
1996 96,600 deaths -0.3%
1997 96,117 deaths -0.5%
1998 96,285 deaths +0.2%
1999 96,956 deaths +0.7%
2000 97,394 deaths +0.5%
2001 97,590 deaths +0.2%
2002 97,790 deaths +0.2%
2003 98,055 deaths +0.3%
2004 98,265 deaths +0.2%
2005 98,477 deaths +0.2%
2006 98,305 deaths -0.2%
2007 98,030 deaths -0.3%
2008 97,681 deaths -0.4%
2009 97,466 deaths -0.2%
2010 97,237 deaths -0.2%
2011 96,868 deaths -0.4%
2012 96,410 deaths -0.5%
2013 95,314 deaths -1.1%
2014 94,368 deaths -1.0%
2015 93,492 deaths -0.9%
2016 92,484 deaths -1.1%
2017 91,774 deaths -0.8%
2018 90,654 deaths -1.2%
2019 88,583 deaths -2.3%
2020 87,420 deaths -1.3%
2021 86,441 deaths -1.1%
2022 86,121 deaths -0.4%
2023 85,201 deaths -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 111,868 deaths 108,628 deaths 114,941 deaths 10
1960s 118,625 deaths 115,836 deaths 119,910 deaths 10
1970s 116,214 deaths 112,475 deaths 119,413 deaths 10
1980s 106,220 deaths 100,491 deaths 111,665 deaths 10
1990s 97,432 deaths 96,117 deaths 99,380 deaths 10
2000s 97,905 deaths 97,394 deaths 98,477 deaths 10
2010s 93,718 deaths 88,583 deaths 97,237 deaths 10
2020s 86,296 deaths 85,201 deaths 87,420 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 8 Indonesia 92,374 deaths compare
  2. 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 90,186 deaths compare
  3. 10 Angola 87,654 deaths compare
  4. 12 Sudan 83,414 deaths compare
  5. 13 Afghanistan 81,376 deaths compare
  6. 14 Mozambique 80,047 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who die before age 5 in Mali?
Number of children who die before age 5 in Mali was 85,201 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 119,910 deaths in 1968.
What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 85,201 deaths in 2023.
How does Mali rank for number of children who die before age 5?
Mali ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.