Malawi vs Timor-Leste: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Malawi
48.78 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Timor-Leste
47.62 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
31st
Timor-Leste rank
34th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Malawi
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 48.78 per 1,000 live births against 47.62 per 1,000 live births in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.16 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 34th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.77 per 1,000 live births | 91.16 per 1,000 live births | 37.61 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 61.53 per 1,000 live births | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | 0.2768 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 49.78 per 1,000 live births | 50.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.7986 per 1,000 live births | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Malawi or Timor-Leste?
- Malawi, at 48.78 per 1,000 live births against 47.62 per 1,000 live births in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Malawi and Timor-Leste?
- 1.16 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Timor-Leste?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Timor-Leste rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 34th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.