Kiribati vs Malawi: Infant mortality rate

Kiribati
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malawi
3.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
28th
Malawi rank
29th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Kiribati
  • Malawi
51015194619852024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.8 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.08 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 12.53 deaths per 100 live births 16.5 deaths per 100 live births 3.97 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1970s 9.59 deaths per 100 live births 15.25 deaths per 100 live births 5.66 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1980s 8.23 deaths per 100 live births 13.38 deaths per 100 live births 5.15 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
1990s 5.91 deaths per 100 live births 11.87 deaths per 100 live births 5.96 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2000s 4.52 deaths per 100 live births 7.63 deaths per 100 live births 3.11 deaths per 100 live births Malawi
2010s 4.25 deaths per 100 live births 4.22 deaths per 100 live births 0.0304 deaths per 100 live births Kiribati
2020s 4.06 deaths per 100 live births 3.83 deaths per 100 live births 0.2345 deaths per 100 live births Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kiribati or Malawi?
Kiribati, at 3.88 deaths per 100 live births against 3.8 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kiribati and Malawi?
0.08 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?
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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .