Afghanistan vs Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Afghanistan
57 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
53.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
Malawi rank
28th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 57 per 1,000 live births against 53.9 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 3.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 331.88 per 1,000 live births | 366.33 per 1,000 live births | 34.46 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 292.18 per 1,000 live births | 319.83 per 1,000 live births | 27.65 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 256.01 per 1,000 live births | 262.17 per 1,000 live births | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 162.02 per 1,000 live births | 222.37 per 1,000 live births | 60.35 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 116.18 per 1,000 live births | 136.84 per 1,000 live births | 20.66 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 78.38 per 1,000 live births | 67.37 per 1,000 live births | 11.01 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 60.82 per 1,000 live births | 54.98 per 1,000 live births | 5.84 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Afghanistan, at 57 per 1,000 live births against 53.9 per 1,000 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 3.1 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 28th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.