Malawi vs Nigeria: Number of child deaths, annual growth rate
Malawi
-0.1366 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
-0.1829 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi rank
48th
Nigeria rank
49th
Number of child deaths, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -0.1366 % change on previous year against -0.1829 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0463 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.2646 % change on previous year | -2.72 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | -1.48 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -3.59 % change on previous year | -0.8862 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -4.46 % change on previous year | 0.0385 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4355 % change on previous year | 0.0424 % change on previous year | 0.393 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, annual growth rate, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at -0.1366 % change on previous year against -0.1829 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, annual growth rate between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.0463 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for number of child deaths, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of child deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.