Malawi vs Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, neonatal

Malawi
23.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pacific island small states
10.59 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
27th
Pacific island small states rank
29th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
20406080196919962024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 10.59 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states, a difference of 13.01 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 27th and Pacific island small states ranks 29th of 197 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 44.98 per 1,000 live births 14.22 per 1,000 live births 30.76 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2000s 31.29 per 1,000 live births 12.13 per 1,000 live births 19.16 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2010s 24.66 per 1,000 live births 10.52 per 1,000 live births 14.14 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2020s 23.8 per 1,000 live births 10.91 per 1,000 live births 12.89 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 Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 23.6 per 1,000 live births against 10.59 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
13.01 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pacific island small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Pacific island small states rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Malawi ranks 27th and Pacific island small states ranks 29th 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.