What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Djibouti and Malawi?

0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Djibouti vs Malawi: Youth mortality rate

Djibouti

5.95 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Malawi

5.93 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Djibouti rank

31st

Malawi rank

33rd

Youth mortality rate over time

Djibouti
Malawi

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 5.95 deaths per 100 live births against 5.93 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Djibouti ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.89 deaths per 100 live births	23.75 deaths per 100 live births	10.85 deaths per 100 live births	Malawi
2000s	10.6 deaths per 100 live births	14.93 deaths per 100 live births	4.32 deaths per 100 live births	Malawi
2010s	8.03 deaths per 100 live births	7.54 deaths per 100 live births	0.4908 deaths per 100 live births	Djibouti
2020s	6.36 deaths per 100 live births	6.09 deaths per 100 live births	0.2716 deaths per 100 live births	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Djibouti or Malawi?: Djibouti, at 5.95 deaths per 100 live births against 5.93 deaths per 100 live births in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Djibouti and Malawi?: 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Djibouti ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 33rd 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.