Afghanistan vs Malawi: Children died before five per woman

Afghanistan
0.1872
in 2024
Malawi
0.1976
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
30th
Malawi rank
29th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
00.511.522.5195719902024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1976 against 0.1872 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0104.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 2.38 2.52 0.142 Malawi
1970s 2.15 2.27 0.1214 Malawi
1980s 1.89 1.83 0.0598 Afghanistan
1990s 1.2 1.38 0.1759 Malawi
2000s 0.7806 0.7575 0.0232 Afghanistan
2010s 0.4094 0.2859 0.1235 Afghanistan
2020s 0.2325 0.2017 0.0308 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Afghanistan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.1976 against 0.1872 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Afghanistan and Malawi?
0.0104, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed