Djibouti vs Malawi: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita

Djibouti
4.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
4.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
29th
Malawi rank
30th

Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Djibouti
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 4.89 deaths per 100 live births against 4.88 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malawi ahead.

Djibouti ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 30th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 16.23 deaths per 100 live births 28.02 deaths per 100 live births 11.8 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1980s 13.34 deaths per 100 live births 25.09 deaths per 100 live births 11.75 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1990s 10.77 deaths per 100 live births 21.26 deaths per 100 live births 10.5 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2000s 8.81 deaths per 100 live births 12.88 deaths per 100 live births 4.06 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2010s 6.63 deaths per 100 live births 6.15 deaths per 100 live births 0.479 deaths per 100 live births Djibouti
2020s 5.22 deaths per 100 live births 4.98 deaths per 100 live births 0.246 deaths per 100 live births Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Djibouti or Malawi?
Djibouti, at 4.89 deaths per 100 live births against 4.88 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Djibouti and Malawi?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
Djibouti ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 30th of 200 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 rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,286 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.