Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Number of child deaths
Malawi
32,177 deaths
in 2024
Zimbabwe
31,802 deaths
in 2024
Malawi rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Number of child deaths over time
- Malawi
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 32,177 deaths against 31,802 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 375 deaths.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77,564 deaths | 26,735 deaths | 50,829 deaths | Malawi |
| 1970s | 79,895 deaths | 31,817 deaths | 48,079 deaths | Malawi |
| 1980s | 89,405 deaths | 33,014 deaths | 56,391 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 98,868 deaths | 35,286 deaths | 63,582 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 67,467 deaths | 40,439 deaths | 27,027 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36,940 deaths | 31,471 deaths | 5,468 deaths | Malawi |
| 2020s | 31,871 deaths | 30,745 deaths | 1,126 deaths | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
- Malawi, at 32,177 deaths against 31,802 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 375 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Malawi ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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 .