Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Mali
Mali: Tuberculosis case fatality rate was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 18.0% for tuberculosis case fatality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis case fatality rate in Mali peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
That places Mali 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -10.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 18.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.5%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 18.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +25.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 24.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 36 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 36 Cameroon 18.0% compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 18.0% compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.0% compare
- 36 Guinea 18.0% compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 18.0% compare
- 36 Somalia 18.0% compare
- 36 South Sudan 18.0% compare
More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis case fatality rate in Mali?
- Tuberculosis case fatality rate in Mali was 18.0% in 2024, according to WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis case fatality rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for tuberculosis case fatality rate?
- Mali ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis case fatality rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis case fatality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of people diagnosed with tuberculosis, who end up dying of it.