Malawi vs Zambia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Malawi
48.78 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zambia
48.37 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malawi rank
31st
Zambia rank
33rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 48.78 per 1,000 live births against 48.37 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.41 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 Zambia ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.77 per 1,000 live births | 111.08 per 1,000 live births | 17.69 per 1,000 live births | Malawi |
| 2010s | 61.53 per 1,000 live births | 62.46 per 1,000 live births | 0.9282 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 49.78 per 1,000 live births | 49.96 per 1,000 live births | 0.1804 per 1,000 live births | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 48.78 per 1,000 live births against 48.37 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.41 per 1,000 live births, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 33rd 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.