Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Mali

Mali: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5.6%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
9th
of 236 countries
All-time high
16.9%
in 1950
All-time low
5.6%
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Mali, 1950–2023

57.51012.51517.5195019862023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mali recorded 5.6% for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Mali peaked at 16.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2023.

That places Mali 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Mali, 1950 to 2023.
Year % Change
1950 16.9%
1951 16.8% -0.3%
1952 16.8% -0.3%
1953 16.7% -0.3%
1954 16.7% -0.3%
1955 16.6% -0.3%
1956 16.6% -0.3%
1957 16.5% -0.3%
1958 16.5% -0.2%
1959 16.5% -0.2%
1960 16.4% -0.2%
1961 16.4% -0.3%
1962 16.3% -0.3%
1963 16.3% -0.3%
1964 16.2% -0.4%
1965 16.1% -0.4%
1966 16.1% -0.5%
1967 16.0% -0.6%
1968 15.9% -0.7%
1969 15.8% -0.6%
1970 15.6% -0.9%
1971 15.5% -0.7%
1972 15.3% -1.3%
1973 15.1% -1.1%
1974 15.0% -1.2%
1975 14.8% -1.3%
1976 14.6% -1.3%
1977 14.4% -1.4%
1978 14.2% -1.5%
1979 14.0% -1.5%
1980 13.7% -1.6%
1981 13.5% -1.5%
1982 13.3% -1.8%
1983 13.1% -1.7%
1984 12.8% -1.6%
1985 12.6% -1.6%
1986 12.4% -1.9%
1987 12.2% -1.7%
1988 12.0% -1.6%
1989 11.8% -1.6%
1990 11.6% -1.4%
1991 11.5% -1.5%
1992 11.3% -1.4%
1993 11.1% -1.3%
1994 11.0% -1.2%
1995 10.8% -1.4%
1996 10.7% -1.3%
1997 10.5% -1.7%
1998 10.3% -1.7%
1999 10.2% -1.8%
2000 10.0% -2.0%
2001 9.7% -2.2%
2002 9.5% -2.3%
2003 9.3% -2.4%
2004 9.1% -2.5%
2005 8.8% -2.6%
2006 8.6% -2.6%
2007 8.4% -2.5%
2008 8.2% -2.6%
2009 8.0% -2.5%
2010 7.8% -2.5%
2011 7.6% -2.4%
2012 7.4% -2.4%
2013 7.2% -2.3%
2014 7.0% -2.5%
2015 6.9% -2.4%
2016 6.7% -2.4%
2017 6.5% -2.4%
2018 6.4% -2.4%
2019 6.2% -2.5%
2020 6.1% -2.5%
2021 5.9% -2.7%
2022 5.8% -2.2%
2023 5.6% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.7% 16.5% 16.9% 10
1960s 16.1% 15.8% 16.4% 10
1970s 14.8% 14.0% 15.6% 10
1980s 12.7% 11.8% 13.7% 10
1990s 10.9% 10.2% 11.6% 10
2000s 8.9% 8.0% 10.0% 10
2010s 7.0% 6.2% 7.8% 10
2020s 5.8% 5.6% 6.1% 4

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 6 Guinea 6.0% compare
  2. 7 South Sudan 5.9% compare
  3. 8 Chad 5.9% compare
  4. 10 Lesotho 5.1% compare
  5. 11 Liberia 5.1% compare
  6. 12 Burkina Faso 4.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Mali?
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Mali was 5.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 1950.
What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2023.
How does Mali rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Mali ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.