Malawi vs Small states: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Malawi
6.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Small states
2.41 per 1,000
in 2024
Malawi rank
24th
Small states rank
23rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Malawi
- Small states
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.2 per 1,000 against 2.41 per 1,000 in Small states, a difference of 3.79 per 1,000.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.6 times Small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 24th and Small states ranks 23rd 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 | 21.51 per 1,000 | 6.31 per 1,000 | 15.2 per 1,000 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.24 per 1,000 | 4.31 per 1,000 | 10.93 per 1,000 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.83 per 1,000 | 3.19 per 1,000 | 5.64 per 1,000 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6.62 per 1,000 | 2.53 per 1,000 | 4.09 per 1,000 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Malawi or Small states?
- Malawi, at 6.2 per 1,000 against 2.41 per 1,000 in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Malawi and Small states?
- 3.79 per 1,000, 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Malawi ranks 24th and Small states ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.