Youth mortality rate in Mali
Mali: Youth mortality rate was 8.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Mali, 1976–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Mali stood at 8.95 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Mali peaked at 37.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1976 and was at its lowest, 8.95 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.63 deaths per 100 live births | 35.27 deaths per 100 live births | 37.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4 |
| 1980s | 30.67 deaths per 100 live births | 27.38 deaths per 100 live births | 34.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.39 deaths per 100 live births | 22.26 deaths per 100 live births | 26.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.87 deaths per 100 live births | 16.25 deaths per 100 live births | 21.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.38 deaths per 100 live births | 11.11 deaths per 100 live births | 15.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10.63 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 10 Liberia 10.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 11 Palestine 9.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 12 Benin 9.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 14 Cameroon 8.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 8.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 8.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Mali
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 276 deaths (2026)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Mali?
- Youth mortality rate in Mali was 8.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 37.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1976.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.95 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for youth mortality rate?
- Mali ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.