Number of infant deaths, female in Mali
Mali: Number of infant deaths, female was 20,296 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20,296
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
26,860
in 1974
All-time low
20,296
in 2024
Years of data
58
1967–2024
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% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 20,296 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13,991, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 20,296 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,972, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,395 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 512,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,198 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,509 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
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.