Malawi vs Namibia: Mortality rate, infant, male
Malawi
42.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
40 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
29th
Namibia rank
30th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Malawi
- Namibia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 42.2 per 1,000 live births against 40 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 2.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
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 197 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 | 174.57 per 1,000 live births | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | 109.67 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 160.33 per 1,000 live births | 71.32 per 1,000 live births | 89.01 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 140.72 per 1,000 live births | 70.74 per 1,000 live births | 69.98 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 125.39 per 1,000 live births | 56.89 per 1,000 live births | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 82.31 per 1,000 live births | 48.32 per 1,000 live births | 33.99 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 46.88 per 1,000 live births | 48.91 per 1,000 live births | 2.03 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 42.62 per 1,000 live births | 42.92 per 1,000 live births | 0.3 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Malawi or Namibia?
- Malawi, at 42.2 per 1,000 live births against 40 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Malawi and Namibia?
- 2.2 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant, male?
- Malawi ranks 29th and Namibia ranks 30th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.