Mali vs Somalia: Number of under-five deaths, male

Mali
36,651
in 2024
Somalia
42,159
in 2024
Mali rank
17th
Somalia rank
14th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

  • Mali
  • Somalia
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k197119972024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 42,159 against 36,651 in Mali, a difference of 5,508.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s 52,286 34,313 17,974 Mali
1990s 51,110 44,450 6,660 Mali
2000s 51,155 44,512 6,643 Mali
2010s 46,646 55,341 8,695 Somalia
2020s 38,409 45,794 7,386 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Mali or Somalia?
Somalia, at 42,159 against 36,651 in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Mali and Somalia?
5,508, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
Mali ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.