Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Mali
Mali: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 was 124 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Mali, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Mali stood at 124. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Mali peaked at 262 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 124, in 2018.
Mali ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 252 | — |
| 2001 | 262 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 226 | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 130 | -42.5% |
| 2015 | 129 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 124 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 252 | 252 | 252 | 1 |
| 2000s | 244 | 226 | 262 | 2 |
| 2010s | 127.67 | 124 | 130 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 1 Chad 149 compare
- 2 Burkina Faso 144 compare
- 3 Nigeria 128 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 123 compare
- 6 Guinea 113 compare
- 7 Benin 106 compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 106 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 878 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24,194 (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 under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Mali?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Mali was 124 in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 262 in 2001.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3?
- Mali ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).