Burundi vs Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Burundi
43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
43.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Malawi rank
31st

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 43.5 per 1,000 live births against 43 per 1,000 live births in Burundi, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.

Burundi ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 240.54 per 1,000 live births 333.52 per 1,000 live births 92.98 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1970s 247.35 per 1,000 live births 293.55 per 1,000 live births 46.2 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1980s 180.23 per 1,000 live births 239 per 1,000 live births 58.77 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1990s 163.06 per 1,000 live births 202.38 per 1,000 live births 39.32 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2000s 118.24 per 1,000 live births 120.23 per 1,000 live births 1.99 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2010s 65.22 per 1,000 live births 55.35 per 1,000 live births 9.87 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2020s 46.18 per 1,000 live births 44.34 per 1,000 live births 1.84 per 1,000 live births Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Burundi or Malawi?
Malawi, at 43.5 per 1,000 live births against 43 per 1,000 live births in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Burundi and Malawi?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Burundi ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.