Malawi vs South Sudan: Number of infant deaths
Malawi
25,217 deaths
in 2024
South Sudan
24,071 deaths
in 2024
Malawi rank
32nd
South Sudan rank
35th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Malawi
- South Sudan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25,217 deaths against 24,071 deaths in South Sudan, a difference of 1,146 deaths.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 32nd and South Sudan ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,772 deaths | 33,095 deaths | 2,677 deaths | Malawi |
| 1970s | 40,642 deaths | 32,989 deaths | 7,653 deaths | Malawi |
| 1980s | 49,128 deaths | 44,211 deaths | 4,917 deaths | Malawi |
| 1990s | 56,027 deaths | 41,196 deaths | 14,831 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 40,728 deaths | 31,987 deaths | 8,741 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 25,431 deaths | 40,704 deaths | 15,273 deaths | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 24,690 deaths | 22,933 deaths | 1,757 deaths | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Malawi or South Sudan?
- Malawi, at 25,217 deaths against 24,071 deaths in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Malawi and South Sudan?
- 1,146 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Sudan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and South Sudan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Malawi ranks 32nd and South Sudan 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 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 .