Gambia vs Malawi: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Gambia
0.2053 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Malawi
0.1976 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Gambia rank
28th
Malawi rank
29th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1976 under-five deaths per woman in Malawi, a difference of 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 under-five deaths per woman | 2.52 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4898 under-five deaths per woman | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 2.27 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5774 under-five deaths per woman | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5569 under-five deaths per woman | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8534 under-five deaths per woman | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | 0.525 under-five deaths per woman | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.5356 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7575 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2218 under-five deaths per woman | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.3254 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2859 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0394 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2199 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2017 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0182 under-five deaths per woman | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Malawi?
- Gambia, at 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1976 under-five deaths per woman in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Gambia ranks 28th 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).