Kiribati vs Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Kiribati
57.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
53.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kiribati rank
26th
Malawi rank
28th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Kiribati
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 57.5 per 1,000 live births against 53.9 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 3.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Kiribati ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 178.16 per 1,000 live births 366.33 per 1,000 live births 188.18 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1970s 135 per 1,000 live births 319.83 per 1,000 live births 184.83 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1980s 115.04 per 1,000 live births 262.17 per 1,000 live births 147.13 per 1,000 live births Malawi
1990s 83.97 per 1,000 live births 222.37 per 1,000 live births 138.4 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2000s 66.07 per 1,000 live births 136.84 per 1,000 live births 70.77 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2010s 63.2 per 1,000 live births 67.37 per 1,000 live births 4.17 per 1,000 live births Malawi
2020s 60.4 per 1,000 live births 54.98 per 1,000 live births 5.42 per 1,000 live births Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Kiribati or Malawi?
Kiribati, at 57.5 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 Kiribati and Malawi?
3.6 per 1,000 live births, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Kiribati ranks 26th 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.