Malawi vs Zambia: Number of child deaths
Malawi
32,177 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
32,949 deaths
in 2024
Malawi rank
33rd
Zambia rank
32nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 32,949 deaths against 32,177 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 772 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,564 deaths | 34,239 deaths | 43,325 deaths | Malawi |
| 1970s | 79,895 deaths | 37,112 deaths | 42,783 deaths | Malawi |
| 1980s | 89,405 deaths | 50,002 deaths | 39,403 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 98,868 deaths | 66,534 deaths | 32,334 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 67,467 deaths | 52,961 deaths | 14,506 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36,940 deaths | 37,081 deaths | 141.2 deaths | Zambia |
| 2020s | 31,871 deaths | 33,002 deaths | 1,130 deaths | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 32,949 deaths against 32,177 deaths in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Malawi and Zambia?
- 772 deaths, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Malawi ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .