Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male in Mali
Mali: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male was 16.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male in Mali, 1987–2024
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male in Mali stood at 16.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male in Mali peaked at 40.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2024.
Mali ranks 25th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 28.5% | — |
| 1996 | 40.3% | +41.4% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -31.9% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -18.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 16.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.4%, 86% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mali's 16.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.4%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.8% | 31.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 18.8% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 16.7% | 20.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male in Mali?
- Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male in Mali was 16.7% in 2024, according to UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?
- Mali ranks 25th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as part of Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.