Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Malawi or South Sudan?

South Sudan, at 14,837 against 14,257 in Malawi as of 2024.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1966 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs South Sudan: Number of under-five deaths, female

Malawi

14,257

in 2024

South Sudan

14,837

in 2024

Malawi rank

34th

South Sudan rank

31st

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Malawi
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 14,837 against 14,257 in Malawi, a difference of 580.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	36,870	33,655	3,215	Malawi
1970s	37,994	28,908	9,087	Malawi
1980s	42,281	41,288	993.1	Malawi
1990s	46,779	35,905	10,875	Malawi
2000s	31,420	21,502	9,918	Malawi
2010s	16,584	30,227	13,643	South Sudan
2020s	14,126	14,240	114	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Malawi or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 14,837 against 14,257 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Malawi and South Sudan?: 580, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Sudan?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Malawi and South Sudan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Malawi ranks 34th and South Sudan 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 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
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.