What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Caribbean Small States and Malawi?

30.65 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Malawi?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Caribbean Small States vs Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5

Caribbean Small States

18.15 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malawi

48.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Caribbean Small States rank

29th

Malawi rank

30th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Caribbean Small States
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 48.8 per 1,000 live births against 18.15 per 1,000 live births in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 30.65 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.7 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Caribbean Small States ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 30th of 47 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Caribbean Small States	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34.76 per 1,000 live births	212.63 per 1,000 live births	177.87 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2000s	27.57 per 1,000 live births	128.75 per 1,000 live births	101.18 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2010s	22.89 per 1,000 live births	61.52 per 1,000 live births	38.63 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2020s	19.23 per 1,000 live births	49.78 per 1,000 live births	30.55 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, Caribbean Small States or Malawi?: Malawi, at 48.8 per 1,000 live births against 18.15 per 1,000 live births in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Caribbean Small States and Malawi?: 30.65 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Caribbean Small States and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Caribbean Small States ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 30th of 47 groups.
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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.