Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Mali
Mali: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Mali, 1963–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Mali is 7.3 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Mali peaked at 43.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 7.3 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.13 deaths per 100 live births | 39.14 deaths per 100 live births | 43.24 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1970s | 35.13 deaths per 100 live births | 31.37 deaths per 100 live births | 38.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.95 deaths per 100 live births | 23.84 deaths per 100 live births | 30.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5 deaths per 100 live births | 19.56 deaths per 100 live births | 23.33 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.36 deaths per 100 live births | 13.89 deaths per 100 live births | 18.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 9.19 deaths per 100 live births | 13.38 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 deaths per 100 live births | 7.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 10 Liberia 8.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 6.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 16 Cameroon 6.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
More climate change data for Mali
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 25.20 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 8.12 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 100.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Mali?
- Child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Mali was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 43.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1963.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Mali ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .