Mali DHS Survey in 2001

Neonatal Mortality Results for Mali 2001 Risk of neonatal mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 241 % –Births months: 112 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 84 % –First births: 328 % Lowest neonatal mortality at month birth intervals

Infant Mortality Results for Mali 2001 Risk of infant mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 307 % –Births months: 170 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 105 % –First births: 335 % Lowest infant mortality at 36+ month birth intervals

Under Five Mortality Results for Mali 2001 Risk of under five mortality compared with month birth interval: –Births less than 24 months: 257 % –Births months: 160 % –Births months: 100 % –Births 48+ months: 67 % –First births: 237 % Lowest under five mortality at 54+ month birth intervals

Birth Interval Preferences in Mali, 2001 Malian women have shorter the birth intervals than they prefer. On average, they prefer to have their births spaced by 35 months. Actual median birth interval is 31 months, 4 months shorter. Women in the Bamako and Kidal regions prefer to have birth intervals of almost 7 to 8 months longer on average than they have.

Median Duration of Actual and Preferred Birth Interval by Geographic Regions, Mali 2001

Malian Preferences for Short Birth Intervals, 2001 In Mali few women prefer very short birth intervals, only 18% want births with less than 2 years spacing but 51% prefer an interval of less than 3 years For Mali as a whole, 22 percent of women have intervals shorter than 24 months, only 4 percent more than preferred. 63 percent of Malian women have intervals shorter than 36 months, 12 percent more than those who prefer such intervals.

Percent of Birth Intervals Less than 24 Months, Actual and Preferred, Mali 2001

Percent of Birth Intervals Less than 36 Months, Actual and Preferred, Mali 2001

In Mali, if no births occurred before 36 months of a preceding birth: Infant Mortality Rate would drop 31% Under Five Mortality Rate would drop 32% Deaths to children under five years of age would fall by 44,800 annually