What is number of under-five deaths in Mali?

Number of under-five deaths in Mali was 68,264 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mali?

The highest recorded value was 116,015 in 1971.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mali?

The lowest recorded value was 68,264 in 2024.

How does Mali rank for number of under-five deaths?

Mali ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Mali?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Mali

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Mali
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mali: Number of under-five deaths was 68,264 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

68,264

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

16th

of 195 countries

All-time high

116,015

in 1971

All-time low

68,264

in 2024

Years of data

1971–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Mali, 1971–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Mali recorded 68,264 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Mali peaked at 116,015 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 68,264, in 2024.

That places Mali 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	113,779	110,688	116,015	9
1980s	104,267	98,801	109,927	10
1990s	96,608	96,090	97,708	10
2000s	96,452	95,315	96,865	10
2010s	87,613	78,207	94,600	10
2020s	71,780	68,264	75,545	5

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18 Cote d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
19 Madagascar 61,923 compare

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Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
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Deaths in armed conflicts by region 276 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,651 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 196,322 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 211,348 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 205,861 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 221,859 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 216,172 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Mali?: Number of under-five deaths in Mali was 68,264 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mali?: The highest recorded value was 116,015 in 1971.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mali?: The lowest recorded value was 68,264 in 2024.
How does Mali rank for number of under-five deaths?: Mali ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Mali?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.