Afghanistan vs Malawi: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Afghanistan
0.1872 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Malawi
0.1976 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
30th
Malawi rank
29th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1976 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1872 under-five deaths per woman in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 under-five deaths per woman | 2.52 under-five deaths per woman | 0.142 under-five deaths per woman | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 2.27 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1214 under-five deaths per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0598 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1759 under-five deaths per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.7806 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7575 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0232 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4094 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2859 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1235 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2325 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2017 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0308 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1976 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1872 under-five deaths per woman in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Afghanistan ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).