Gambia vs Malawi: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Gambia
26.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
26.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
47th
Malawi rank
46th
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.49 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 147.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 189.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 135.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 118.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 165.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 98.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 144.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 75.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 126.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 53.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 27.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0808 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 26.49 deaths per 1,000 people against 26.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Gambia ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.