Malawi vs East Timor: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Malawi
48.78 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Timor
47.62 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
31st
East Timor rank
34th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Malawi
- East Timor
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 48.78 per 1,000 live births against 47.62 per 1,000 live births in East Timor, 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 East Timor ranks 34th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | East Timor | 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 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 49.78 per 1,000 live births | 50.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.7986 per 1,000 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Malawi or East Timor?
- Malawi, at 48.78 per 1,000 live births against 47.62 per 1,000 live births in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Malawi and East Timor?
- 1.16 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Malawi ranks 31st and East Timor 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.