Malawi vs Timor-Leste: Child mortality vs. health spending
Malawi
4.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste
4.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
Timor-Leste rank
33rd
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Malawi
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.12 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 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.25 deaths per 100 live births | 25.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1219 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 | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0799 deaths per 100 live births | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Malawi or Timor-Leste?
- Malawi, at 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Malawi and Timor-Leste?
- 0.12 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 vs. health spending?
- Malawi ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. health spending. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .