Burkina Faso vs Mali
Burkina Faso vs Mali: Infant mortality
Infant mortality in 2023: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso and 60.8 per 1,000 live births in Mali, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mali, by 8.4 per 1,000 live births, or 1.16 times that in Burkina Faso.
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Burkina Faso ranked 13 and Mali ranked 9 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Burkina Faso at 19.6 per 1,000 live births and Mali at 20.2 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
Every year
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Year | Burkina Faso | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.3 | 60.8 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 53.8 | 62.4 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 55.3 | 63.8 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 57 | 65.5 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 58.7 | 67.1 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 60.4 | 68.8 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 62.2 | 70.4 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 64.1 | 72.1 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 66 | 73.8 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 68.1 | 75.6 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 70.2 | 77.5 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 72.4 | 79.3 | 35 |
| 2011 | 74.7 | 81.3 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 77.3 | 83.2 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 79.9 | 85.3 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 82.7 | 87.5 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 85.8 | 89.7 | 42 |
| 2006 | 88.7 | 92 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 91.5 | 94.4 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 94.3 | 96.8 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 97 | 99.3 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 99.3 | 101.7 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 101.1 | 104.1 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 102.9 | 106.4 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 104.5 | 108.6 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 105.9 | 110.6 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 107.7 | 112.6 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 108.3 | 114.5 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 109.3 | 116.1 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 110 | 117.7 | 62 |
| 1993 | 110.5 | 119.1 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 111 | 120.7 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 111.5 | 122.4 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 112 | 124.1 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 112.6 | 125.8 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 113.4 | 127.7 | 68 |
| 1987 | 114.5 | 129.7 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 115.8 | 131.8 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 117.4 | 134.2 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 119 | 136.4 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 120.8 | 138.6 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 122.6 | 140.9 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 124.9 | 143.4 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 126.7 | 145.6 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 129.3 | 147.9 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 131.8 | 150.2 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 134.6 | 152.5 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 137.5 | 154.7 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 140.1 | 156.8 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 142.6 | 158.8 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 144.8 | 160.7 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 146.5 | 162.5 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 148.1 | 164.6 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 149.1 | 165.8 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 150.2 | 167.3 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 150.8 | 168.4 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 151.5 | 169.6 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 152.2 | 170.6 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 152.9 | 171.5 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 153.7 | 172.3 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 154.5 | 173 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 155.3 | 173.6 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 156.2 | 174.1 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 157.1 | 174.5 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 158.1 | 174.9 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 159.1 | 175.4 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 160.1 | 175.8 | 120 |
| 1956 | 161 | 176.2 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 162 | 176.7 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 162.9 | 177.2 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 163.8 | 177.8 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 164.6 | 178.3 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 165.5 | 178.9 | 136 |
| 1950 | 166.3 | 179.5 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Burkina Faso | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54.247.2–61.5 | 59.952.9–68.4 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 53.443.8–63.8 | 58.948.4–69.9 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 52.741.5–65.6 | 57.945.6–71.9 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 51.938.9–66.9 | 5742.9–73.4 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 51.136.7–67.8 | 5640.2–74.5 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 50.434.8–68.2 | 55.137.9–74.5 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 49.632.9–68.5 | 54.235.5–75.5 | 24 |
| 2031 | 48.830.8–70.5 | 53.333.8–75.9 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 48.129.4–70.1 | 52.432.1–76.2 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 47.427.2–70.3 | 51.529.3–76.2 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 46.725.7–70.3 | 50.627.9–76.3 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 4624.7–72 | 49.726.1–76.3 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 45.423–71.2 | 4925.3–76.3 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 44.821.8–71.5 | 48.123.6–76.2 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 44.120.8–71 | 47.421.8–77.5 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 43.519.9–72.3 | 46.620.5–77.9 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 42.818.6–72.3 | 45.919.6–77.4 | 20 |
| 2041 | 42.317.6–74 | 45.118.7–77.1 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 41.716.8–73.7 | 44.417.6–76.5 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 41.216.1–74.1 | 43.716.7–77.6 | 19 |
| 2044 | 40.615.3–75 | 4316.1–77.1 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 4015.1–74 | 42.414.8–77.8 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 39.514.2–74.9 | 41.714.5–75.3 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 38.913.4–74.1 | 41.114.1–76.5 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 38.412.8–74.6 | 40.613.9–75.9 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 37.912.9–76.8 | 40.113.2–77.4 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 37.412.2–76.8 | 39.512.8–78.5 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 36.911.5–76 | 38.912.1–77.5 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 36.410.9–77 | 38.412.1–78.8 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 35.911–75.9 | 37.911.5–78.4 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 35.510.7–75.2 | 37.311–78.3 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 35.110.1–77.4 | 36.810.7–77.9 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 34.79.8–75.7 | 36.310.5–78.8 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 34.29–75.3 | 35.89.7–79 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 33.88.8–75.7 | 35.39.5–78.2 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 33.48.8–76.9 | 34.99–76.6 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 32.98.8–76.9 | 34.48.9–77.9 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 32.58.5–76 | 348.6–76 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 32.18.1–75.6 | 33.68.4–76.9 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 31.78.1–78.5 | 338.1–75.1 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 31.37.8–77.1 | 32.57.8–75.3 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 30.97.5–77.4 | 327.8–74.8 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 30.67.5–77.1 | 31.67.8–75.9 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 30.17.3–78.1 | 31.17.3–75.3 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 29.77.2–78.3 | 30.67.2–76.1 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 29.37–75.8 | 30.27.1–75.2 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 28.96.9–75.2 | 29.77.1–75.8 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 28.47.1–76.6 | 29.36.8–75.2 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 286.7–77.2 | 28.86.7–75.5 | 13 |
| 2073 | 27.66.6–76.4 | 28.56.8–74.1 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 27.36.6–76.1 | 28.16.5–74.1 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 26.96.3–73.5 | 27.86.7–74.8 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 26.56.2–73.3 | 27.46.5–74.8 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 26.26.2–72.3 | 276.3–75.9 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 25.86.2–71.6 | 26.76.2–75.1 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 25.56.1–71.6 | 26.36.1–73.3 | 12 |
| 2080 | 25.16–72.9 | 25.95.9–72.4 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 24.85.9–72.3 | 25.65.8–73.6 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 24.55.9–72.3 | 25.25.7–72.4 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 24.25.7–69.9 | 24.95.6–72.3 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 23.95.6–69.1 | 24.65.6–71.6 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 23.65.6–70.3 | 24.35.6–73 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 23.35.3–71.7 | 23.95.5–71.7 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 235.3–72 | 23.65.4–71.4 | 11 |
| 2088 | 22.75.3–72.9 | 23.35.2–70.4 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 22.45.3–71.3 | 235.1–70.7 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 22.15.4–70 | 22.75.1–71 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 21.95.2–70.9 | 22.55.1–69.7 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 21.65.2–71 | 22.25.2–71.1 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 21.35.2–71.1 | 21.94.9–70.1 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 215–71.2 | 21.74.9–70 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 20.85–70.4 | 21.44.7–67.8 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 20.54.9–71.1 | 21.24.8–68.8 | 10 |
| 2097 | 20.34.9–70.5 | 214.6–68.4 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 20.14.8–69.3 | 20.74.5–67.6 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 19.84.7–70.1 | 20.44.6–68 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 19.64.5–69.4 | 20.24.6–67 | 9.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025