Burundi vs Malawi: Child mortality rate by sex
Burundi
4.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
4.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Malawi rank
32nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.35 deaths per 100 live births against 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.05 deaths per 100 live births | 33.35 deaths per 100 live births | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 24.74 deaths per 100 live births | 29.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.62 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 18.02 deaths per 100 live births | 23.9 deaths per 100 live births | 5.88 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 16.31 deaths per 100 live births | 20.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2004 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9877 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 4.62 deaths per 100 live births | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1861 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Burundi or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.35 deaths per 100 live births against 4.3 deaths per 100 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Burundi and Malawi?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Burundi ranks 34th 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 Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .