Malawi vs Pacific island small states: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Malawi
53.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pacific island small states
25.08 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
28th
Pacific island small states rank
27th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Malawi
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 53.9 per 1,000 live births against 25.08 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states, a difference of 28.82 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.1 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 28th and Pacific island small states ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222.37 per 1,000 live births | 34.58 per 1,000 live births | 187.79 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 136.84 per 1,000 live births | 29.49 per 1,000 live births | 107.35 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 67.37 per 1,000 live births | 26.45 per 1,000 live births | 40.92 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 54.98 per 1,000 live births | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | 29.08 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, male, Malawi or Pacific island small states?
- Malawi, at 53.9 per 1,000 live births against 25.08 per 1,000 live births in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
- 28.82 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pacific island small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Pacific island small states rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Malawi ranks 28th and Pacific island small states ranks 27th 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.