Angola vs Malawi: Child mortality rate
Angola
4.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
4.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Angola rank
28th
Malawi rank
30th
Child mortality rate over time
- Angola
- Malawi
How they compare
Angola currently reports 4.9 deaths per 100 live births against 4.88 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Angola ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 30th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.03 deaths per 100 live births | 25.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.06 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 20.73 deaths per 100 live births | 21.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.538 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 13.77 deaths per 100 live births | 12.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.896 deaths per 100 live births | Angola |
| 2010s | 6.56 deaths per 100 live births | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.409 deaths per 100 live births | Angola |
| 2020s | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.198 deaths per 100 live births | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Angola or Malawi?
- Angola, at 4.9 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 between Angola and Malawi?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Malawi rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Angola ranks 28th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.