How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Malawi?

59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Malawi: Number of child deaths by age

Central African Republic

6,425 deaths

in 2024

Malawi

6,960 deaths

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

35th

Malawi rank

32nd

Number of child deaths by age over time

Central African Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 6,960 deaths against 6,425 deaths in Central African Republic, a difference of 535 deaths.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8,207 deaths	39,912 deaths	31,705 deaths	Malawi
1970s	7,863 deaths	39,253 deaths	31,390 deaths	Malawi
1980s	8,147 deaths	40,276 deaths	32,129 deaths	Malawi
1990s	9,512 deaths	42,841 deaths	33,329 deaths	Malawi
2000s	14,821 deaths	26,738 deaths	11,917 deaths	Malawi
2010s	12,575 deaths	11,508 deaths	1,067 deaths	Central African Republic
2020s	19,764 deaths	7,181 deaths	12,583 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Central African Republic or Malawi?: Malawi, at 6,960 deaths against 6,425 deaths in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Central African Republic and Malawi?: 535 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Malawi?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Malawi rank globally for number of child deaths by age?: Central African Republic ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by age
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .