Haiti vs Malawi: Mortality rate, under-5
Haiti
52.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi
48.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Haiti rank
27th
Malawi rank
30th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Haiti
- Malawi
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 52.8 per 1,000 live births against 48.8 per 1,000 live births in Malawi, a difference of 4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Haiti ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 270.32 per 1,000 live births | 352.03 per 1,000 live births | 81.71 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1970s | 220.56 per 1,000 live births | 307 per 1,000 live births | 86.44 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1980s | 168.89 per 1,000 live births | 250.89 per 1,000 live births | 82 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 1990s | 125.48 per 1,000 live births | 212.63 per 1,000 live births | 87.15 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2000s | 90.36 per 1,000 live births | 128.75 per 1,000 live births | 38.39 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | 61.52 per 1,000 live births | 14.38 per 1,000 live births | Haiti |
| 2020s | 56.26 per 1,000 live births | 49.78 per 1,000 live births | 6.48 per 1,000 live births | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Haiti or Malawi?
- Haiti, at 52.8 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 Haiti and Malawi?
- 4 per 1,000 live births, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Haiti ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 30th of 196 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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About this data
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.