Ghana vs Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, male
Ghana
17,909
in 2024
Malawi
17,920
in 2024
Ghana rank
34th
Malawi rank
33rd
Number of under-five deaths, male over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 17,920 against 17,909 in Ghana, a difference of 11.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,540 | 40,694 | 845.75 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 44,287 | 41,901 | 2,386 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 45,546 | 47,124 | 1,577 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 39,341 | 52,089 | 12,748 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 33,907 | 36,047 | 2,140 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 25,965 | 20,355 | 5,610 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 19,172 | 17,745 | 1,427 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Ghana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 17,920 against 17,909 in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Ghana and Malawi?
- 11, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Ghana ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 33rd 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of male children dying before reaching age five.