Number of youth deaths in Mali
Mali: Number of youth deaths was 81,050 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Mali, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Mali is 81,050 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Mali peaked at 108,644 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 81,050 deaths, in 2024.
Mali ranks 17th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Mali, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 108,644 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 108,026 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 107,824 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 107,647 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 107,682 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 107,469 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 107,191 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 107,170 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 107,271 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 107,559 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 107,794 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 107,718 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 107,706 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 107,850 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 108,052 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 108,260 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 108,295 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 108,089 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 107,823 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 107,479 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 107,002 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 106,309 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 105,381 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 103,992 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 102,333 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 100,658 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 98,761 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 96,810 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 94,528 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 91,565 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 88,817 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 86,780 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 84,679 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 82,788 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 81,050 deaths | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107,648 deaths | 107,170 deaths | 108,644 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,907 deaths | 107,479 deaths | 108,295 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,734 deaths | 91,565 deaths | 107,002 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,823 deaths | 81,050 deaths | 88,817 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 14 Afghanistan 88,545 deaths compare
- 15 China 83,703 deaths compare
- 16 Mozambique 82,265 deaths compare
- 18 Angola 78,982 deaths compare
- 19 Madagascar 77,108 deaths compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 76,700 deaths compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 878 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2314 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Mali?
- Number of youth deaths in Mali was 81,050 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 youth deaths recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 108,644 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,050 deaths in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for number of youth deaths?
- Mali ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.