Malawi vs OECD members: Number of under-five deaths

Malawi
32,177
in 2024
OECD members
93,187
in 2024
Malawi rank
33rd
OECD members rank
34th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Malawi
  • OECD members
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196619952024

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 93,187 against 32,177 in Malawi, a difference of 61,010.

That makes OECD members's figure about 2.9 times Malawi's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 34th of 196 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 98,868 304,090 205,222 OECD members
2000s 67,467 181,725 114,258 OECD members
2010s 36,940 125,995 89,056 OECD members
2020s 31,871 99,582 67,711 OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Malawi or OECD members?
OECD members, at 93,187 against 32,177 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Malawi and OECD members?
61,010, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and OECD members?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malawi and OECD members rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Malawi ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five 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
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.