Malawi vs East Timor: Child mortality
Malawi
4.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
East Timor
4.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
East Timor rank
33rd
Child mortality over time
- Malawi
- East Timor
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in East Timor, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was East Timor ahead.
Malawi ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 33rd of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and East Timor in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 44.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1810s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7705 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1820s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 44.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9126 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1830s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 45.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1840s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 45.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1850s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 45.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1860s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 45.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1870s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 45.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1880s | 43.98 deaths per 100 live births | 45.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1890s | 43.96 deaths per 100 live births | 45.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1900s | 43.63 deaths per 100 live births | 45.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1910s | 42.74 deaths per 100 live births | 44.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1920s | 41.71 deaths per 100 live births | 43.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1930s | 40.68 deaths per 100 live births | 42.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1940s | 39.55 deaths per 100 live births | 41.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1950s | 38.05 deaths per 100 live births | 37.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5755 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1960s | 35.35 deaths per 100 live births | 28.76 deaths per 100 live births | 6.59 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 30.7 deaths per 100 live births | 24.02 deaths per 100 live births | 6.68 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 25.09 deaths per 100 live births | 24.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8755 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 21.26 deaths per 100 live births | 19.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.88 deaths per 100 live births | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 6.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0277 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0799 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Malawi or East Timor?
- Malawi, at 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Malawi and East Timor?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for child mortality?
- Malawi ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 33rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.