Congo vs Malawi: Annual death rates at different ages
Congo
29.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malawi
30.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
48th
Malawi rank
45th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Congo
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 30.33 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.77 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Congo ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 134.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 206.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 101.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 198.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 96.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 79.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 179.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 99.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 65.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 156.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 90.41 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 69.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 60.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 39.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 31.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9605 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, Congo or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 30.33 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Congo and Malawi?
- 0.77 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Congo ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 45th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.