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Number of infants who die before age 1 in Mali

Mali: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 57,544 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
57,544 deaths
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
61,820 deaths
in 2012
All-time low
43,188 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Mali, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Mali recorded 57,544 deaths for number of infants who die before age 1 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Mali peaked at 61,820 deaths in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43,188 deaths, in 1950.

Mali ranks 14th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Mali, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 43,188 deaths —
1951 44,060 deaths +2.0%
1952 44,385 deaths +0.7%
1953 44,696 deaths +0.7%
1954 44,997 deaths +0.7%
1955 45,331 deaths +0.7%
1956 45,735 deaths +0.9%
1957 46,182 deaths +1.0%
1958 46,649 deaths +1.0%
1959 47,123 deaths +1.0%
1960 47,695 deaths +1.2%
1961 48,288 deaths +1.2%
1962 48,812 deaths +1.1%
1963 49,289 deaths +1.0%
1964 49,736 deaths +0.9%
1965 50,220 deaths +1.0%
1966 50,738 deaths +1.0%
1967 51,206 deaths +0.9%
1968 51,633 deaths +0.8%
1969 52,034 deaths +0.8%
1970 52,282 deaths +0.5%
1971 52,755 deaths +0.9%
1972 52,882 deaths +0.2%
1973 53,207 deaths +0.6%
1974 53,527 deaths +0.6%
1975 53,865 deaths +0.6%
1976 54,179 deaths +0.6%
1977 54,347 deaths +0.3%
1978 54,480 deaths +0.2%
1979 54,843 deaths +0.7%
1980 55,110 deaths +0.5%
1981 55,280 deaths +0.3%
1982 55,116 deaths -0.3%
1983 54,823 deaths -0.5%
1984 54,627 deaths -0.4%
1985 54,552 deaths -0.1%
1986 54,507 deaths -0.1%
1987 54,271 deaths -0.4%
1988 54,102 deaths -0.3%
1989 53,820 deaths -0.5%
1990 53,462 deaths -0.7%
1991 53,618 deaths +0.3%
1992 53,798 deaths +0.3%
1993 53,935 deaths +0.3%
1994 54,263 deaths +0.6%
1995 54,089 deaths -0.3%
1996 54,234 deaths +0.3%
1997 54,691 deaths +0.8%
1998 55,443 deaths +1.4%
1999 56,532 deaths +2.0%
2000 57,324 deaths +1.4%
2001 57,837 deaths +0.9%
2002 58,467 deaths +1.1%
2003 59,183 deaths +1.2%
2004 59,895 deaths +1.2%
2005 60,512 deaths +1.0%
2006 60,764 deaths +0.4%
2007 60,945 deaths +0.3%
2008 61,167 deaths +0.4%
2009 61,419 deaths +0.4%
2010 61,715 deaths +0.5%
2011 61,793 deaths +0.1%
2012 61,820 deaths +0.0%
2013 61,283 deaths -0.9%
2014 60,940 deaths -0.6%
2015 60,718 deaths -0.4%
2016 60,436 deaths -0.5%
2017 60,261 deaths -0.3%
2018 59,694 deaths -0.9%
2019 58,219 deaths -2.5%
2020 57,864 deaths -0.6%
2021 57,803 deaths -0.1%
2022 57,820 deaths +0.0%
2023 57,544 deaths -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 45,235 deaths 43,188 deaths 47,123 deaths 10
1960s 49,965 deaths 47,695 deaths 52,034 deaths 10
1970s 53,637 deaths 52,282 deaths 54,843 deaths 10
1980s 54,621 deaths 53,820 deaths 55,280 deaths 10
1990s 54,406 deaths 53,462 deaths 56,532 deaths 10
2000s 59,751 deaths 57,324 deaths 61,419 deaths 10
2010s 60,688 deaths 58,219 deaths 61,820 deaths 10
2020s 57,758 deaths 57,544 deaths 57,864 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 11 Afghanistan 64,348 deaths compare
  2. 12 Mozambique 62,553 deaths compare
  3. 13 Sudan 60,789 deaths compare
  4. 15 Chad 52,339 deaths compare
  5. 16 Somalia 51,959 deaths compare
  6. 17 Côte d'Ivoire 51,447 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Mali?
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Mali was 57,544 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 61,820 deaths in 2012.
What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 43,188 deaths in 1950.
How does Mali rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
Mali ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.