Mali vs South Sudan: Children died before five per woman

Mali
0.389
in 2024
South Sudan
0.411
in 2024
Mali rank
8th
South Sudan rank
6th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Mali
  • South Sudan
0246195419892024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.411 against 0.389 in Mali, a difference of 0.022.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 3.06 2.55 0.5162 Mali
1970s 2.54 2.17 0.3751 Mali
1980s 1.96 2.55 0.5948 South Sudan
1990s 1.52 2.3 0.7789 South Sudan
2000s 1.1 0.9381 0.1656 Mali
2010s 0.719 0.8027 0.0837 South Sudan
2020s 0.4536 0.425 0.0286 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Mali or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.411 against 0.389 in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Mali and South Sudan?
0.022, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mali and South Sudan rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Mali ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed