Malawi vs Other small states: Mortality rate, neonatal
Malawi
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Other small states
15.26 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
27th
Other small states rank
25th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Malawi
- Other small states
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 15.26 per 1,000 live births in Other small states, a difference of 8.34 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Other small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 27th and Other small states ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.98 per 1,000 live births | 27.26 per 1,000 live births | 17.72 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 31.29 per 1,000 live births | 22.05 per 1,000 live births | 9.24 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 24.66 per 1,000 live births | 17.85 per 1,000 live births | 6.81 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 23.8 per 1,000 live births | 15.75 per 1,000 live births | 8.05 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Malawi or Other small states?
- Malawi, at 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 15.26 per 1,000 live births in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Malawi and Other small states?
- 8.34 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Other small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Other small states rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Malawi ranks 27th and Other small states ranks 25th 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.