Liberia vs Mali: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Liberia
5.1%
in 2023
Mali
5.6%
in 2023
Liberia rank
11th
Mali rank
9th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Liberia
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.6% against 5.1% in Liberia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 11th and Mali ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 0.7% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 17.1% | 16.1% | 0.9% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 0.7% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 2.0% | Liberia |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 10.9% | 3.5% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.9% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.8% | 0.6% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Liberia or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.6% against 5.1% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Liberia and Mali?
- 0.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Mali rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Liberia ranks 11th and Mali ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.