Number of infant deaths, male in Mali
Mali: Number of infant deaths, male was 24,937 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24,937
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
21st
of 197 countries
All-time high
32,177
in 1969
All-time low
24,937
in 2024
Years of data
58
1967–2024
Number of infant deaths, male 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
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in Mali is 24,937, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Mali peaked at 32,177 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 24,937, in 2024.
Mali ranks 21st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 32,028 | — |
| 1968 | 32,114 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 32,177 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 32,176 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 32,162 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 32,161 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 32,080 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 32,002 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 31,932 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 31,824 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 31,646 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 31,472 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 31,346 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 31,301 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 31,135 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 30,836 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 30,391 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 30,002 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 29,734 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 29,564 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 29,340 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 29,149 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 28,921 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 28,629 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 28,589 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 28,715 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 28,798 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 28,847 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 28,737 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 28,640 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 28,739 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 28,917 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 29,249 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 29,481 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 29,526 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 29,601 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29,770 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 30,016 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 30,272 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 30,354 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30,384 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 30,432 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 30,521 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 30,595 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 30,543 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 30,439 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 30,127 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29,717 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 29,400 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 28,976 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 28,574 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 28,055 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 27,148 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 26,460 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 26,130 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 25,723 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 25,345 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 24,937 | -1.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 24,937 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,771, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 24,937 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,652, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,106 | 32,028 | 32,177 | 3 |
| 1970s | 31,880 | 31,346 | 32,176 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,037 | 28,921 | 31,301 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,786 | 28,589 | 29,249 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,036 | 29,481 | 30,521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,357 | 27,148 | 30,595 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,719 | 24,937 | 26,460 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 18 Yemen 26,409 compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 25,465 compare
- 20 Angola 25,147 compare
- 22 Madagascar 24,111 compare
- 23 Philippines 22,809 compare
- 24 Cameroon 21,646 compare
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, male in Mali?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Mali was 24,937 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, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 32,177 in 1969.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,937 in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Mali ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.