Malawi vs Namibia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Malawi
3.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia
3.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
29th
Namibia rank
30th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Malawi
- Namibia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.35 deaths per 100 live births against 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.64 deaths per 100 live births | 5.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 14.42 deaths per 100 live births | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 12.64 deaths per 100 live births | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 11.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2977 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1319 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Malawi or Namibia?
- Malawi, at 3.35 deaths per 100 live births against 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Malawi and Namibia?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Malawi ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 30th 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
The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .