Djibouti vs Malawi: Child mortality rate by sex
Djibouti
4.41 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
4.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
29th
Malawi rank
32nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Djibouti
- Malawi
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 4.41 deaths per 100 live births against 4.35 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malawi ahead.
Djibouti ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 199 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 | 14.95 deaths per 100 live births | 25.81 deaths per 100 live births | 10.86 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 12.57 deaths per 100 live births | 23.9 deaths per 100 live births | 11.33 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 10.07 deaths per 100 live births | 20.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.84 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5389 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.294 deaths per 100 live births | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Djibouti or Malawi?
- Djibouti, at 4.41 deaths per 100 live births against 4.35 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Djibouti and Malawi?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Djibouti ranks 29th 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 .