Lesotho vs Malawi: Number of child deaths, per capita
Lesotho
0.0014 deaths per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.0015 deaths per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
30th
Malawi rank
29th
Number of child deaths, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0015 deaths per person against 0.0014 deaths per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 195 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0074 deaths per person | 0.0178 deaths per person | 0.0104 deaths per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.006 deaths per person | 0.0153 deaths per person | 0.0093 deaths per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0038 deaths per person | 0.0118 deaths per person | 0.0081 deaths per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0029 deaths per person | 0.0096 deaths per person | 0.0067 deaths per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0032 deaths per person | 0.0054 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0015 deaths per person against 0.0014 deaths per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.0001 deaths per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.