What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Djibouti and Malawi?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?

49 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Djibouti vs Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5

Djibouti

48.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Malawi

48.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Djibouti rank

29th

Malawi rank

30th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Djibouti
Malawi

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 48.8 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malawi ahead.

Djibouti ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 30th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	162.25 per 1,000 live births	280.25 per 1,000 live births	118 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
1980s	133.4 per 1,000 live births	250.89 per 1,000 live births	117.49 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
1990s	107.67 per 1,000 live births	212.63 per 1,000 live births	104.96 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2000s	88.11 per 1,000 live births	128.75 per 1,000 live births	40.64 per 1,000 live births	Malawi
2010s	66.31 per 1,000 live births	61.52 per 1,000 live births	4.79 per 1,000 live births	Djibouti
2020s	52.24 per 1,000 live births	49.78 per 1,000 live births	2.46 per 1,000 live births	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Djibouti or Malawi?: Djibouti, at 48.9 per 1,000 live births against 48.8 per 1,000 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Djibouti and Malawi?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Djibouti ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 30th 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 (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.