High income vs Malawi: Mortality rate, adult, female

High income
62.51 per 1,000 female adults
in 2023
Malawi
162.19 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
High income rank
43rd
Malawi rank
46th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • High income
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 162.19 per 1,000 female adults against 62.51 per 1,000 female adults in High income, a difference of 99.68 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.6 times High income's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 46th of 47 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 123.54 per 1,000 female adults 391.44 per 1,000 female adults 267.9 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
1970s 108.62 per 1,000 female adults 366.77 per 1,000 female adults 258.15 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
1980s 92.62 per 1,000 female adults 341.77 per 1,000 female adults 249.15 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
1990s 84.2 per 1,000 female adults 462.63 per 1,000 female adults 378.43 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
2000s 76.54 per 1,000 female adults 427.91 per 1,000 female adults 351.37 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
2010s 64.48 per 1,000 female adults 259.37 per 1,000 female adults 194.9 per 1,000 female adults Malawi
2020s 67.58 per 1,000 female adults 187.72 per 1,000 female adults 120.14 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, High income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 162.19 per 1,000 female adults against 62.51 per 1,000 female adults in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between High income and Malawi?
99.68 per 1,000 female adults, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do High income and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
High income ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 46th of 47 groups.
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.