Mali vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, infant
Mali
57.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Nigeria
60.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Mali rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 60.1 per 1,000 live births against 57.6 per 1,000 live births in Mali, a difference of 2.5 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 176.34 per 1,000 live births | 127.62 per 1,000 live births | 48.72 per 1,000 live births | Mali |
| 1980s | 140.07 per 1,000 live births | 104.29 per 1,000 live births | 35.78 per 1,000 live births | Mali |
| 1990s | 115.72 per 1,000 live births | 104.33 per 1,000 live births | 11.39 per 1,000 live births | Mali |
| 2000s | 89.95 per 1,000 live births | 85.55 per 1,000 live births | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | Mali |
| 2010s | 70.26 per 1,000 live births | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Mali or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 60.1 per 1,000 live births against 57.6 per 1,000 live births in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Mali and Nigeria?
- 2.5 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Mali ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release