Lesotho vs Malawi: Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Lesotho
0.0014 units per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.0015 units per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
30th
Malawi rank
29th
Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0015 units per person against 0.0014 units per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0 units per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0015 units per person against 0.0014 units per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.