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

Djibouti
44.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
43.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Djibouti rank
29th
Malawi rank
31st

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Djibouti
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 44.1 per 1,000 live births against 43.5 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malawi ahead.

Djibouti ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 149.5 per 1,000 live births 258.1 per 1,000 live births 108.6 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1980s 125.73 per 1,000 live births 239 per 1,000 live births 113.27 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1990s 100.68 per 1,000 live births 202.38 per 1,000 live births 101.7 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2000s 81.81 per 1,000 live births 120.23 per 1,000 live births 38.42 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2010s 60.72 per 1,000 live births 55.35 per 1,000 live births 5.37 per 1,000 live births Djibouti
2020s 47.26 per 1,000 live births 44.34 per 1,000 live births 2.92 per 1,000 live births Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Djibouti or Malawi?
Djibouti, at 44.1 per 1,000 live births against 43.5 per 1,000 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Djibouti and Malawi?
0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Djibouti ranks 29th 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.