Malawi vs United States of America: Number of infant deaths
Malawi
19,212.0%
in 2023
United States of America
20,317.0%
in 2023
Malawi rank
40th
United States of America rank
37th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Malawi
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 20,317.0% against 19,212.0% in Malawi, a difference of 1,105.0%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United States of America ahead.
Malawi ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,678.0% | 90,510.1% | 54,832.1% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 40,581.8% | 57,494.5% | 16,912.7% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 48,895.6% | 41,597.9% | 7,297.7% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 55,801.0% | 32,259.0% | 23,542.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 38,901.4% | 27,330.2% | 11,571.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 25,061.2% | 22,905.3% | 2,155.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 19,775.0% | 20,282.5% | 507.5% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Malawi or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 20,317.0% against 19,212.0% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Malawi and United States of America?
- 1,105.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Malawi ranks 40th and United States of America ranks 37th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.