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
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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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, 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.