Afghanistan vs Malawi: Child mortality by sex
Afghanistan
5.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
5.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
Malawi rank
28th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.7 deaths per 100 live births against 5.39 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.19 deaths per 100 live births | 36.63 deaths per 100 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 29.22 deaths per 100 live births | 31.98 deaths per 100 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 25.6 deaths per 100 live births | 26.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6139 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 16.2 deaths per 100 live births | 22.24 deaths per 100 live births | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.62 deaths per 100 live births | 13.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.84 deaths per 100 live births | 6.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5847 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Afghanistan, at 5.7 deaths per 100 live births against 5.39 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.31 deaths per 100 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 28th 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .