Malawi vs South Sudan: Number of child deaths
Malawi
32,177 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan
31,993 deaths
in 2024
Malawi rank
33rd
South Sudan rank
34th
Number of child deaths over time
- Malawi
- South Sudan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 32,177 deaths against 31,993 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 184 deaths.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,564 deaths | 69,692 deaths | 7,872 deaths | Malawi |
| 1970s | 79,895 deaths | 60,077 deaths | 19,818 deaths | Malawi |
| 1980s | 89,405 deaths | 85,470 deaths | 3,934 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 98,868 deaths | 74,491 deaths | 24,377 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 67,467 deaths | 45,450 deaths | 22,016 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36,940 deaths | 63,434 deaths | 26,495 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 31,871 deaths | 30,698 deaths | 1,173 deaths | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Malawi or South Sudan?
- Malawi, at 32,177 deaths against 31,993 deaths in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Malawi and South Sudan?
- 184 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Sudan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and South Sudan rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Malawi ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 34th 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 .