Malawi vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, under-5, male
Malawi
53.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
27.04 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
28th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Malawi
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 53.9 per 1,000 live births against 27.04 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 26.86 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 28th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222.37 per 1,000 live births | 107.2 per 1,000 live births | 115.17 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 136.84 per 1,000 live births | 71.28 per 1,000 live births | 65.56 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 67.37 per 1,000 live births | 43.39 per 1,000 live births | 23.98 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2020s | 54.98 per 1,000 live births | 29.58 per 1,000 live births | 25.4 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Malawi, at 53.9 per 1,000 live births against 27.04 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Malawi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 26.86 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Malawi ranks 28th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th 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.