Malawi vs Zambia: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate
Malawi
-0.1366 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
-0.0273 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi rank
48th
Zambia rank
47th
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -0.0273 % change on previous year against -0.1366 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.1093 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 0.3917 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1970s | -0.2646 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1990s | -1.48 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2000s | -3.59 % change on previous year | -4.48 % change on previous year | 0.8876 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | -4.46 % change on previous year | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.4355 % change on previous year | -0.4985 % change on previous year | 0.934 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -0.0273 % change on previous year against -0.1366 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.1093 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.