Guinea vs Mali
Guinea vs Mali: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 9.2 per 100 live births in Guinea and 7.3 per 100 live births in Mali, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Guinea, by 1.9 per 100 live births, or 1.26 times that in Mali.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Mali.
- In 2024, Guinea ranked 6 and Mali ranked 13 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Guinea | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 9.8 | 8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8.4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 11 | 10.1 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 11.4 | 11 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12.9 | 5 |
| 2010 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 13 | 14.9 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 13.7 | 16 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 14.2 | 16.6 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 15.9 | 18.4 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 16.6 | 19 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 18 | 20.1 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 19.4 | 21 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 21.4 | 22.1 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 1987 | 24.8 | 25 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 25.8 | 26.4 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 26.2 | 27.2 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 26.7 | 28 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 27.2 | 28.8 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 27.6 | 29.7 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 28.1 | 30.5 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 28.6 | 31.4 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 29.1 | 32.3 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 29.5 | 33.1 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 30 | 34 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 30.4 | 34.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 30.8 | 35.7 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 31.1 | 36.5 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 31.5 | 37.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 31.8 | 37.9 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 32.1 | 38.5 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 32.4 | 39.1 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 32.7 | 39.8 | 15 |
| 1967 | 32.9 | 40.4 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 33.2 | 41.1 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 33.5 | 41.8 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 33.7 | 42.5 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 34 | 43.2 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 34.2 | 47.2 | 17 |
| 1961 | 34.4 | 48.5 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 34.7 | 49.8 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 34.8 | – | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 35 | – | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 35.2 | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 35.3 | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 35.4 | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 35.5 | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 35.6 | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | 35.6 | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 35.6 | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 35.5 | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | 35.5 | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | 35.5 | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | 35.5 | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | 35.4 | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 35.4 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 35.3 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 35.2 | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 35.2 | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | 35.1 | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | 35.1 | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | 35 | – | 28 |
| 1938 | 34.9 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 34.8 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | – | 36 |
| 1910 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | – | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | – | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | – | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | – | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | – | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | – | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | – | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | – | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | – | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | – | 41 |
| 1896 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | – | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | – | 41 |
| 1887 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | – | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | – | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | – | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | – | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | – | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | – | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | – | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | – | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, 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
Guinea vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025