Which has higher number of infant deaths, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 123,122 against 25,217 in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?

97,905, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Malawi: Number of infant deaths

Latin America & Caribbean

123,122

in 2024

Malawi

25,217

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean rank

31st

Malawi rank

32nd

Number of infant deaths over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Malawi

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 123,122 against 25,217 in Malawi, a difference of 97,905.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 4.9 times Malawi's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	423,704	56,027	367,677	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	247,066	40,728	206,338	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	168,678	25,431	143,247	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	131,078	24,690	106,387	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 123,122 against 25,217 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 97,905, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.