Kenya vs Mali
Kenya vs Mali: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 81 deaths in Kenya and 3,602 deaths in Mali, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Mali, by 3,521 deaths, or 44 times that in Kenya.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Kenya.
- In 2022, Kenya ranked 37 and Mali ranked 5 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Kenya | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 81 | 3,602 |
| 2021 | 102 | 1,266 |
| 2020 | 99 | 1,473 |
| 2019 | 158 | 1,157 |
| 2018 | 103 | 1,267 |
| 2017 | 144 | 517 |
| 2016 | 88 | 147 |
| 2015 | 350 | 196 |
| 2014 | 244 | 280 |
| 2013 | 212 | 830 |
| 2012 | 265 | 328 |
| 2011 | 98 | 0 |
| 2010 | 55 | 28 |
| 2009 | 124 | 124 |
| 2008 | 733 | 106 |
| 2007 | 169 | 3 |
| 2006 | 111 | 0 |
| 2005 | 126 | 12 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 171 | 0 |
| 2000 | 218 | 0 |
| 1999 | 208 | 59 |
| 1998 | 321 | 0 |
| 1997 | 185 | 22 |
| 1996 | 145 | 0 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 729 |
| 1993 | 279 | 0 |
| 1992 | 151 | 77 |
| 1991 | 0 | 235 |
| 1990 | 0 | 582 |
| 1989 | 60 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kenya vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025