Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mali
Mali: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mali, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 15 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mali peaked at 39.7 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.9, in 2020.
That places Mali 31st out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 27.3 | — |
| 1996 | 39.7 | +45.4% |
| 2001 | 30 | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 27.9 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 18.9 | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 20 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 24.1 | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 25 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.2 | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 17.1 | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 18.6 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 18.5 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.9 | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 17.5 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 18.5 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 15 | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.95 | 27.9 | 30 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.3 | 17.1 | 25 | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.48 | 14.9 | 18.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More poverty & inequality data for Mali
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 5.61 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,588 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.51 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.51 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.612 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mali?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Mali was 15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7 in 1996.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Mali ranks 31st out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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