Malawi vs East Timor: Child mortality rate
Malawi
4.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
East Timor
4.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
East Timor rank
33rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Malawi
- East Timor
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in East Timor, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.08 deaths per 100 live births | 24.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6357 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 | 0.029 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.08 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Malawi or East Timor?
- Malawi, at 4.88 deaths per 100 live births against 4.76 deaths per 100 live births in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Malawi and East Timor?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Malawi ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 33rd 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.