Mali
Infant mortality in Mali
Infant mortality in Mali: 179.5 per 1,000 live births in 1950 and 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 60.8 per 1,000 live births
- Since 1950
- −118.7 per 1,000 live births
- Rank, 2023
- 9 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 27.3 per 1,000 live births
- Projected, 2100
- 20.2 per 1,000 live births
- UN projection (medium variant)
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 20.2 per 1,000 live births in 2100, between 4.6 per 1,000 live births and 67 per 1,000 live births (95% prediction interval).
Every year
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Year | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 60.8 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 62.4 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 63.8 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 65.5 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 67.1 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 68.8 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 70.4 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 72.1 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 73.8 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 75.6 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 77.5 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 79.3 | 35 |
| 2011 | 81.3 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 83.2 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 85.3 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 87.5 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 89.7 | 42 |
| 2006 | 92 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 94.4 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 96.8 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 99.3 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 101.7 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 104.1 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 106.4 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 108.6 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 110.6 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 112.6 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 114.5 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 116.1 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 117.7 | 62 |
| 1993 | 119.1 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 120.7 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 122.4 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 124.1 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 125.8 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 127.7 | 68 |
| 1987 | 129.7 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 131.8 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 134.2 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 136.4 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 138.6 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 140.9 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 143.4 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 145.6 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 147.9 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 150.2 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 152.5 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 154.7 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 156.8 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 158.8 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 160.7 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 162.5 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 164.6 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 165.8 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 167.3 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 168.4 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 169.6 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 170.6 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 171.5 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 172.3 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 173 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 173.6 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 174.1 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 174.5 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 174.9 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 175.4 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 175.8 | 120 |
| 1956 | 176.2 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 176.7 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 177.2 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 177.8 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 178.3 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 178.9 | 136 |
| 1950 | 179.5 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.952.9–68.4 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 58.948.4–69.9 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 57.945.6–71.9 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 5742.9–73.4 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 5640.2–74.5 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 55.137.9–74.5 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 54.235.5–75.5 | 24 |
| 2031 | 53.333.8–75.9 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 52.432.1–76.2 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 51.529.3–76.2 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 50.627.9–76.3 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 49.726.1–76.3 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 4925.3–76.3 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 48.123.6–76.2 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 47.421.8–77.5 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 46.620.5–77.9 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 45.919.6–77.4 | 20 |
| 2041 | 45.118.7–77.1 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 44.417.6–76.5 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 43.716.7–77.6 | 19 |
| 2044 | 4316.1–77.1 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 42.414.8–77.8 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 41.714.5–75.3 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 41.114.1–76.5 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 40.613.9–75.9 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 40.113.2–77.4 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 39.512.8–78.5 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 38.912.1–77.5 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 38.412.1–78.8 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 37.911.5–78.4 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 37.311–78.3 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 36.810.7–77.9 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 36.310.5–78.8 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 35.89.7–79 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 35.39.5–78.2 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 34.99–76.6 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 34.48.9–77.9 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 348.6–76 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 33.68.4–76.9 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 338.1–75.1 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 32.57.8–75.3 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 327.8–74.8 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 31.67.8–75.9 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 31.17.3–75.3 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 30.67.2–76.1 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 30.27.1–75.2 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 29.77.1–75.8 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 29.36.8–75.2 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 28.86.7–75.5 | 13 |
| 2073 | 28.56.8–74.1 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 28.16.5–74.1 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 27.86.7–74.8 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 27.46.5–74.8 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 276.3–75.9 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 26.76.2–75.1 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 26.36.1–73.3 | 12 |
| 2080 | 25.95.9–72.4 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 25.65.8–73.6 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 25.25.7–72.4 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 24.95.6–72.3 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 24.65.6–71.6 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 24.35.6–73 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 23.95.5–71.7 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 23.65.4–71.4 | 11 |
| 2088 | 23.35.2–70.4 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 235.1–70.7 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 22.75.1–71 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 22.55.1–69.7 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 22.25.2–71.1 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 21.94.9–70.1 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 21.74.9–70 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 21.44.7–67.8 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 21.24.8–68.8 | 10 |
| 2097 | 214.6–68.4 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 20.74.5–67.6 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 20.44.6–68 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 20.24.6–67 | 9.6 |
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
Mali in numbers
Every measure for Mali on one page
Health
People
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$883M in 2025
- Military spending per person$38 in 2025
- Military share of state spending14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel41,000 people in 2020
- National power0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports64 million TIV in 2025