Malawi vs Myanmar: Number of child deaths
Malawi
32,177 deaths
in 2024
Myanmar
33,151 deaths
in 2024
Malawi rank
33rd
Myanmar rank
31st
Number of child deaths over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 33,151 deaths against 32,177 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 974 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malawi ranks 33rd and Myanmar ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79,342 deaths | 158,734 deaths | 79,392 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 89,405 deaths | 140,955 deaths | 51,550 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 98,868 deaths | 109,397 deaths | 10,529 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 67,467 deaths | 81,546 deaths | 14,079 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 36,940 deaths | 48,934 deaths | 11,994 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 31,871 deaths | 36,019 deaths | 4,147 deaths | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 33,151 deaths against 32,177 deaths in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 974 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Malawi ranks 33rd and Myanmar ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .