What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Malawi and Zambia?

0 deaths per person, 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.

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.

Malawi vs Zambia: Number of child deaths, per capita

Malawi

0.0015 deaths per person

in 2024

Zambia

0.0015 deaths per person

in 2024

Malawi rank

29th

Zambia rank

26th

Number of child deaths, per capita over time

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0015 deaths per person against 0.0015 deaths per person in Malawi, a difference of 0 deaths per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 26th of 195 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	0.0178 deaths per person	0.0086 deaths per person	0.0092 deaths per person	Malawi
1970s	0.0153 deaths per person	0.0075 deaths per person	0.0078 deaths per person	Malawi
1980s	0.0118 deaths per person	0.0074 deaths per person	0.0044 deaths per person	Malawi
1990s	0.0096 deaths per person	0.0077 deaths per person	0.002 deaths per person	Malawi
2000s	0.0054 deaths per person	0.0047 deaths per person	0.0008 deaths per person	Malawi
2010s	0.0022 deaths per person	0.0023 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Zambia
2020s	0.0015 deaths per person	0.0016 deaths per person	0.0001 deaths per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Malawi or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0015 deaths per person against 0.0015 deaths per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Malawi and Zambia?: 0 deaths per person, 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, per capita?: Malawi ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per capita
Unit: deaths per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 11,379 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

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.