East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 43.5 per 1,000 live births against 12.46 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 31.04 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 3.5 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.75 per 1,000 live births | 202.38 per 1,000 live births | 153.63 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 29.43 per 1,000 live births | 120.23 per 1,000 live births | 90.8 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 55.35 per 1,000 live births | 38.95 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 13.16 per 1,000 live births | 44.34 per 1,000 live births | 31.18 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 43.5 per 1,000 live births against 12.46 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?
- 31.04 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st 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, 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
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.