Number of infant deaths, female in Mali
Mali: Number of infant deaths, female was 20,296 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Mali, 1967–2024
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.
Analysis
Mali recorded 20,296 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Mali peaked at 26,860 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 20,296, in 2024.
That places Mali 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 26,706 | — |
| 1968 | 26,741 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 26,771 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 26,769 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 26,778 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 26,806 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 26,825 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 26,860 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 26,818 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 26,754 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 26,628 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 26,408 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 26,366 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 26,285 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 26,107 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 25,845 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 25,547 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 25,242 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 25,002 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 24,863 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 24,678 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 24,415 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 24,219 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 23,943 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 23,878 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 23,942 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 23,923 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 24,054 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 24,029 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 24,002 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 24,162 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 24,394 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 24,657 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 24,835 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 24,811 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 24,849 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 24,944 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25,068 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 25,181 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25,240 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 25,188 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25,193 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25,191 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 25,194 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25,155 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 25,009 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 24,714 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24,390 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 24,145 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 23,866 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23,581 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23,122 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 22,342 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 21,729 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 21,414 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 21,039 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 20,674 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 20,296 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,739 | 26,706 | 26,771 | 3 |
| 1970s | 26,701 | 26,366 | 26,860 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,220 | 24,219 | 26,285 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,098 | 23,878 | 24,657 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,050 | 24,811 | 25,240 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,152 | 22,342 | 25,194 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,030 | 20,296 | 21,729 | 5 |
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- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Mali?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Mali was 20,296 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 26,860 in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,296 in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Mali ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.