Number of neonatal deaths in Mali
Mali: Number of neonatal deaths was 27,067 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Mali, 1967–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Mali is 27,067, measured 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 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 27,067, in 2024.
Mali ranks 19th of 196 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 30,330 | — |
| 1968 | 30,681 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 31,020 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 31,376 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 31,816 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 32,107 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 32,404 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 32,591 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 32,836 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 32,999 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 32,945 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 32,804 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 32,696 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 32,246 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 31,624 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 30,835 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 30,097 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 29,697 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 29,658 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 29,871 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 29,847 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 29,846 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 29,536 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 29,056 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 29,011 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 28,825 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 28,698 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 28,583 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 28,046 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 27,804 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 27,758 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 27,812 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28,087 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 28,039 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 28,004 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28,098 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28,271 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 28,488 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 28,751 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 28,803 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 28,927 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29,068 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 29,191 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29,336 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 29,333 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 29,446 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 29,228 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 29,248 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29,214 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29,089 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 28,997 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28,572 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 27,719 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 27,693 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27,586 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 27,428 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 27,283 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 27,067 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,677 | 30,330 | 31,020 | 3 |
| 1970s | 32,457 | 31,376 | 32,999 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,326 | 29,536 | 32,246 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,368 | 27,758 | 29,056 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,564 | 28,004 | 29,191 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,018 | 27,719 | 29,446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,411 | 27,067 | 27,693 | 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 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 32,999 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,067 in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Mali ranks 19th out of 196 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.