Malawi vs Zambia: Number of youth deaths
Malawi
38,481 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
38,234 deaths
in 2024
Malawi rank
33rd
Zambia rank
34th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 38,481 deaths against 38,234 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 247 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108,156 deaths | 73,014 deaths | 35,142 deaths | Malawi |
| 2000s | 76,124 deaths | 59,034 deaths | 17,090 deaths | Malawi |
| 2010s | 44,160 deaths | 42,492 deaths | 1,668 deaths | Malawi |
| 2020s | 38,445 deaths | 38,316 deaths | 129.2 deaths | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 38,481 deaths against 38,234 deaths in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Malawi and Zambia?
- 247 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Malawi ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 34th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.