Latin America & Caribbean vs Malawi: Mortality rate, infant
Latin America & Caribbean
13.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Malawi rank
29th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 38 per 1,000 live births against 13.3 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 24.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.07 per 1,000 live births | 118.72 per 1,000 live births | 82.65 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | 76.32 per 1,000 live births | 54.03 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 16.14 per 1,000 live births | 42.19 per 1,000 live births | 26.05 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 13.86 per 1,000 live births | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | 24.44 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 38 per 1,000 live births against 13.3 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?
- 24.7 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.