Malawi vs Mali: Share of births by age of mother
Malawi
22.0%
in 2023
Mali
20.3%
in 2023
Malawi rank
9th
Mali rank
11th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Malawi
- Mali
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 22.0% against 20.3% in Mali, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Malawi ranks 9th and Mali ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.9% | 20.7% | 2.9% | Mali |
| 1960s | 17.2% | 21.1% | 3.9% | Mali |
| 1970s | 18.0% | 18.8% | 0.8% | Mali |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 19.7% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 21.9% | 3.6% | Mali |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 21.9% | 0.9% | Mali |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.9% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.2% | 1.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Malawi or Mali?
- Malawi, at 22.0% against 20.3% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Malawi and Mali?
- 1.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Malawi ranks 9th and Mali ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.