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
50100150196119922024

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

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.