Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Malawi or Zimbabwe?

Malawi, at 19,533 deaths against 16,491 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Malawi and Zimbabwe?

3,042 deaths, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Number of infants who die before age 1

Malawi

19,533 deaths

in 2023

Zimbabwe

16,491 deaths

in 2023

Malawi rank

38th

Zimbabwe rank

41st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Malawi
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 19,533 deaths against 16,491 deaths in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3,042 deaths.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29,739 deaths	15,056 deaths	14,684 deaths	Malawi
1960s	38,041 deaths	16,356 deaths	21,685 deaths	Malawi
1970s	43,886 deaths	19,627 deaths	24,259 deaths	Malawi
1980s	53,168 deaths	20,853 deaths	32,315 deaths	Malawi
1990s	59,981 deaths	22,147 deaths	37,834 deaths	Malawi
2000s	44,211 deaths	26,862 deaths	17,349 deaths	Malawi
2010s	27,062 deaths	21,938 deaths	5,124 deaths	Malawi
2020s	20,151 deaths	16,874 deaths	3,278 deaths	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Malawi or Zimbabwe?: Malawi, at 19,533 deaths against 16,491 deaths in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Malawi and Zimbabwe?: 3,042 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Malawi ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.