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
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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

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.