Guinea vs Malawi: Number of infant deaths
Guinea
28,994 deaths
in 2024
Malawi
25,217 deaths
in 2024
Guinea rank
30th
Malawi rank
32nd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Guinea
- Malawi
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 28,994 deaths against 25,217 deaths in Malawi, a difference of 3,777 deaths.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Malawi ahead.
Guinea ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,951 deaths | 35,772 deaths | 3,821 deaths | Malawi |
| 1970s | 35,034 deaths | 40,642 deaths | 5,609 deaths | Malawi |
| 1980s | 36,773 deaths | 49,128 deaths | 12,356 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 37,568 deaths | 56,027 deaths | 18,459 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 30,608 deaths | 40,728 deaths | 10,120 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 30,623 deaths | 25,431 deaths | 5,192 deaths | Guinea |
| 2020s | 29,898 deaths | 24,690 deaths | 5,208 deaths | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Guinea or Malawi?
- Guinea, at 28,994 deaths against 25,217 deaths in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Guinea and Malawi?
- 3,777 deaths, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Guinea ranks 30th and Malawi 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 infant 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 1 .