Kiribati vs Malawi: Infant mortality rate by sex
Kiribati
3.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
3.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
28th
Malawi rank
29th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Kiribati
- Malawi
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.45 deaths per 100 live births against 3.35 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Kiribati ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.63 deaths per 100 live births | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 14.42 deaths per 100 live births | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 12.64 deaths per 100 live births | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 11.17 deaths per 100 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0593 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2439 deaths per 100 live births | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Kiribati or Malawi?
- Kiribati, at 3.45 deaths per 100 live births against 3.35 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Kiribati and Malawi?
- 0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Malawi rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Kiribati ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .