Afghanistan vs Mali: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Afghanistan
4.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Mali
5.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mali rank
6th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.61 live births per woman against 4.84 live births per woman in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.77 live births per woman.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.26 live births per woman | 6.94 live births per woman | 0.3189 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 7.32 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.2329 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7.52 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.2658 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.2624 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 0.6021 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6.93 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.1941 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.71 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.6429 live births per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.99 live births per woman | 5.73 live births per woman | 0.7447 live births per woman | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.61 live births per woman against 4.84 live births per woman in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.77 live births per woman, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.