Number of neonatal deaths in Mali
Mali: Number of neonatal deaths was 27,067 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27,067 deaths
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 199 countries
All-time high
32,999 deaths
in 1976
All-time low
27,067 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
58
1967–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Mali, 1967–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Mali recorded 27,067 deaths for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Mali peaked at 32,999 deaths in 1976 and was at its lowest, 27,067 deaths, in 2024.
Mali ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Mali, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 30,330 deaths | — |
| 1968 | 30,681 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 31,020 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 31,376 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 31,816 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 32,107 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 32,404 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 32,591 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 32,836 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 32,999 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 32,945 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 32,804 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 32,696 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 32,246 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 31,624 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 30,835 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 30,097 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 29,697 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 29,658 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 29,871 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 29,847 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 29,846 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 29,536 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 29,056 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 29,011 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 28,825 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 28,698 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 28,583 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 28,046 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 27,804 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 27,758 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 27,812 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28,087 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 28,039 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 28,004 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28,098 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28,271 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 28,488 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 28,751 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 28,803 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 28,927 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29,068 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 29,191 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29,336 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 29,333 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 29,446 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 29,228 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 29,248 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29,214 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29,089 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 28,997 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28,572 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 27,719 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 27,693 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27,586 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 27,428 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 27,283 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 27,067 deaths | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,677 deaths | 30,330 deaths | 31,020 deaths | 3 |
| 1970s | 32,457 deaths | 31,376 deaths | 32,999 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,326 deaths | 29,536 deaths | 32,246 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,368 deaths | 27,758 deaths | 29,056 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,564 deaths | 28,004 deaths | 29,191 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,018 deaths | 27,719 deaths | 29,446 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,411 deaths | 27,067 deaths | 27,693 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Mali?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Mali was 27,067 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 32,999 deaths in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,067 deaths in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Mali ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .