Number of deaths in Mali

Mali: Number of deaths was 205,045 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
205,045
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
53rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
207,688
in 2021
All-time low
170,856
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of deaths in Mali, 1950–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of deaths in Mali stood at 205,045.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths in Mali peaked at 207,688 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 170,856, in 1950.

That places Mali 53rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 177,192 170,856 183,589 10
1960s 192,351 185,564 197,806 10
1970s 195,334 191,199 198,402 10
1980s 184,408 179,355 190,264 10
1990s 181,612 179,524 184,173 10
2000s 187,485 185,061 191,964 10
2010s 196,798 193,249 199,805 10
2020s 205,859 204,388 207,688 4

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 50 Morocco 212,621 compare
  2. 51 Nepal 205,842 compare
  3. 52 Chinese Taipei 205,337 compare
  4. 54 Cameroon 202,883 compare
  5. 55 Yemen 188,765 compare
  6. 56 Iraq 186,263 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths in Mali?
Number of deaths in Mali was 205,045 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 207,688 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 170,856 in 1950.
How does Mali rank for number of deaths?
Mali ranks 53rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of deaths rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths
Source
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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