Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mali
Mali: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0266 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mali stood at 0.0266 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mali peaked at 0.0456 units per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Mali 61st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mali, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0451 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0388 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.032 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.0266 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.0266 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | 0.0434 units per square kilometre | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0407 units per square kilometre | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 0.03 units per square kilometre | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 58 Viet Nam 0.031 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Chad 0.0286 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0273 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Saint Lucia 0.0262 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Iraq 0.0261 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Sudan 0.025 units per square kilometre 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mali?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mali was 0.0266 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0456 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Mali ranks 61st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.