Malawi vs Timor-Leste: Child mortality rate by sex

Malawi
4.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste
4.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
32nd
Timor-Leste rank
33rd

Child mortality rate by sex over time

  • Malawi
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.35 deaths per 100 live births against 4.34 deaths per 100 live births in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Malawi ranks 32nd and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1980s 24.05 deaths per 100 live births 24.3 deaths per 100 live births 0.2468 deaths per 100 live births Timor-Leste
1990s 20.24 deaths per 100 live births 19.24 deaths per 100 live births 1 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2000s 12.02 deaths per 100 live births 8.54 deaths per 100 live births 3.49 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2010s 5.53 deaths per 100 live births 5.67 deaths per 100 live births 0.1396 deaths per 100 live births Timor-Leste
2020s 4.43 deaths per 100 live births 4.62 deaths per 100 live births 0.181 deaths per 100 live births Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Malawi or Timor-Leste?
Malawi, at 4.35 deaths per 100 live births against 4.34 deaths per 100 live births in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Malawi and Timor-Leste?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Timor-Leste?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Timor-Leste rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
Malawi ranks 32nd and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd 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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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .