Malawi vs Small states: Number of under-five deaths, female

Malawi
14,257
in 2024
Small states
3,658
in 2024
Malawi rank
34th
Small states rank
37th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Small states
020.0k40.0k60.0k196619952024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 14,257 against 3,658 in Small states, a difference of 10,599.

That makes Malawi's figure about 3.9 times Small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 34th and Small states ranks 37th of 197 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 46,779 10,866 35,913 Malawi
2000s 31,420 7,426 23,994 Malawi
2010s 16,584 4,969 11,615 Malawi
2020s 14,126 3,887 10,239 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Malawi or Small states?
Malawi, at 14,257 against 3,658 in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Malawi and Small states?
10,599, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Small states rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Malawi ranks 34th and Small states ranks 37th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, female
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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.