Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Malawi or South Africa?

South Africa, at 15,705 against 14,134 in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Malawi and South Africa?

1,571, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs South Africa: Number of infant deaths, male

Malawi

14,134

in 2024

South Africa

15,705

in 2024

Malawi rank

32nd

South Africa rank

31st

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Malawi
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 15,705 against 14,134 in Malawi, a difference of 1,571.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was South Africa ahead.

Malawi ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21,693	50,737	29,044	South Africa
1980s	26,060	42,653	16,593	South Africa
1990s	29,788	29,197	590.2	Malawi
2000s	22,072	26,753	4,681	South Africa
2010s	14,225	19,275	5,051	South Africa
2020s	13,848	15,769	1,921	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Malawi or South Africa?: South Africa, at 15,705 against 14,134 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Malawi and South Africa?: 1,571, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Malawi ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.