Mali vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in Mali and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mali, by 32.9 per 1,000 live births, or 2.18 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Mali has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Mali ranked 9 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mali at 20.2 per 1,000 live births and South Africa at 3 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	Mali	South Africa	World
2023	60.8	27.9	27.3
2022	62.4	30.1	28.2
2021	63.8	27.6	28.4
2020	65.5	21.8	28.7
2019	67.1	27.8	29.2
2018	68.8	26.1	29.7
2017	70.4	23.8	30.3
2016	72.1	26.2	31.1
2015	73.8	28	32.1
2014	75.6	29.2	32.9
2013	77.5	29.6	33.9
2012	79.3	27.6	35
2011	81.3	28.5	36.8
2010	83.2	35.4	37.7
2009	85.3	39.7	39.1
2008	87.5	45.4	40.4
2007	89.7	48.3	42
2006	92	49.6	43.7
2005	94.4	51.9	45.4
2004	96.8	51.2	47.2
2003	99.3	53.5	48.8
2002	101.7	51.9	50.6
2001	104.1	47.3	52.2
2000	106.4	45.8	53.7
1999	108.6	51.1	55.5
1998	110.6	49.8	57.1
1997	112.6	48.6	58.3
1996	114.5	47.6	59.6
1995	116.1	46.8	60.8
1994	117.7	46.2	62
1993	119.1	46.1	62.9
1992	120.7	46.2	64.1
1991	122.4	46.7	64.9
1990	124.1	47.5	64.9
1989	125.8	48.6	66.2
1988	127.7	49.9	68
1987	129.7	51.7	68.6
1986	131.8	53.4	70.8
1985	134.2	55.5	72.9
1984	136.4	57.7	74.6
1983	138.6	60	76.1
1982	140.9	62.5	76.6
1981	143.4	65.1	78.7
1980	145.6	67.5	80.6
1979	147.9	70	82.5
1978	150.2	72.3	84.7
1977	152.5	74.6	86.4
1976	154.7	76.7	88.1
1975	156.8	78.6	89.6
1974	158.8	80.4	90.9
1973	160.7	82.1	92.1
1972	162.5	83.8	93.6
1971	164.6	85.3	96.1
1970	165.8	86.7	96.9
1969	167.3	88	98.3
1968	168.4	89.1	100.2
1967	169.6	90.2	103.1
1966	170.6	91.3	104.9
1965	171.5	92.3	106.4
1964	172.3	93.3	106.1
1963	173	94.5	107.7
1962	173.6	95.9	110.2
1961	174.1	97.6	121.5
1960	174.5	99.7	131.8
1959	174.9	102.3	125.7
1958	175.4	105.5	117.7
1957	175.8	109.3	120
1956	176.2	113.4	121.9
1955	176.7	117.8	124.8
1954	177.2	122.2	127.7
1953	177.8	126.4	130.1
1952	178.3	130.6	132.7
1951	178.9	134.5	136
1950	179.5	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Mali	South Africa	World
2024	59.952.9–68.4	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	58.948.4–69.9	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	57.945.6–71.9	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	5742.9–73.4	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	5640.2–74.5	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	55.137.9–74.5	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	54.235.5–75.5	20.211–31.2	24
2031	53.333.8–75.9	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	52.432.1–76.2	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	51.529.3–76.2	199–31.8	22.8
2034	50.627.9–76.3	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	49.726.1–76.3	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	4925.3–76.3	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	48.123.6–76.2	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	47.421.8–77.5	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	46.620.5–77.9	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	45.919.6–77.4	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	45.118.7–77.1	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	44.417.6–76.5	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	43.716.7–77.6	155.2–32.6	19
2044	4316.1–77.1	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	42.414.8–77.8	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	41.714.5–75.3	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	41.114.1–76.5	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	40.613.9–75.9	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	40.113.2–77.4	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	39.512.8–78.5	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	38.912.1–77.5	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	38.412.1–78.8	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	37.911.5–78.4	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	37.311–78.3	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	36.810.7–77.9	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	36.310.5–78.8	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	35.89.7–79	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	35.39.5–78.2	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	34.99–76.6	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	34.48.9–77.9	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	348.6–76	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	33.68.4–76.9	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	338.1–75.1	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	32.57.8–75.3	8.22–28	14.5
2065	327.8–74.8	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	31.67.8–75.9	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	31.17.3–75.3	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	30.67.2–76.1	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	30.27.1–75.2	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	29.77.1–75.8	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	29.36.8–75.2	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	28.86.7–75.5	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	28.56.8–74.1	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	28.16.5–74.1	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	27.86.7–74.8	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	27.46.5–74.8	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	276.3–75.9	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	26.76.2–75.1	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	26.36.1–73.3	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	25.95.9–72.4	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	25.65.8–73.6	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	25.25.7–72.4	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	24.95.6–72.3	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	24.65.6–71.6	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	24.35.6–73	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	23.95.5–71.7	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	23.65.4–71.4	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	23.35.2–70.4	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	235.1–70.7	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	22.75.1–71	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	22.55.1–69.7	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	22.25.2–71.1	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	21.94.9–70.1	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	21.74.9–70	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	21.44.7–67.8	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	21.24.8–68.8	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	214.6–68.4	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	20.74.5–67.6	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	20.44.6–68	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	20.24.6–67	30.6–21.8	9.6

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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.

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