Eritrea vs Malawi: Mortality rate, adult, female

Eritrea
155.86 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Malawi
162.19 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Eritrea rank
49th
Malawi rank
46th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
200300400500196019922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 162.19 per 1,000 female adults against 155.86 per 1,000 female adults in Eritrea, a difference of 6.33 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 49th and Malawi ranks 46th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 447.66 per 1,000 female adults 391.44 per 1,000 female adults 56.22 per 1,000 female adults Eritrea
1970s 428.05 per 1,000 female adults 366.77 per 1,000 female adults 61.27 per 1,000 female adults Eritrea
1980s 409.84 per 1,000 female adults 341.77 per 1,000 female adults 68.07 per 1,000 female adults Eritrea
1990s 326.55 per 1,000 female adults 462.63 per 1,000 female adults 136.08 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
2000s 258.02 per 1,000 female adults 427.91 per 1,000 female adults 169.89 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
2010s 192.88 per 1,000 female adults 259.37 per 1,000 female adults 66.5 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
2020s 169.38 per 1,000 female adults 182.61 per 1,000 female adults 13.24 per 1,000 female adults Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Eritrea or Malawi?
Malawi, at 162.19 per 1,000 female adults against 155.86 per 1,000 female adults in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Eritrea and Malawi?
6.33 per 1,000 female adults, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Eritrea ranks 49th and Malawi ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.